'Tis pretty to be in Ballinderry
pretty to be in Aughalee
'Tis prettier to be on bonny Ram's Island
A-sittin' forever beneath a tree
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...
For often I sailed to bonny Ram's Island
Arm in arm with Phelim my demon
And he would whistle and I would sing
And we would make the whole island ring
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...
"I'm goin'," he said "from bonny Ram's Island
Out and across the deep blue sea
And if in your heart you love me Mary
Open your arms at last to me"
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...
'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry
Now it's sad as sad can be
For the ship that sailed with Phelim my demon
Is lost forever beneath the sea
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...
O chone... O chone...