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"I'll Tell Me Ma" is an Irish folk song from the Apples & Bananas album and video.

Lyrics[]

I'll tell me ma when I get home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole my comb
But that's all right till I go home

She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the belle of Dublin city
She is a-courting one two three
Pray, would you tell me who is she

Albert Mooney says he loves her
All the boys are fighting for her
Knock at the door and they ring that bell
Oh, my true love, are you well

Out she comes as white as snow
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
Old Jenny Murray says she will die
If she doesn't get the fella with the roving eye

I'll tell me ma when I get home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole my comb
But that's all right till I go home

She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the belle of Dublin city
She is a-courting one two three
Pray, would you tell me who is she

Song Credits[]

Apples & Bananas[]

Trad. Arr. Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, George Tseros, Emma Watkins (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)

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Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Emma Watkins (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)

Nursery Rhymes 2[]

Trad. Arr. Oliver BrianMorgan Crowley, Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)

Trivia[]

  • In the original poem, it says 'she is the belle of Belfast city' not Dublin.
  • The 2014 version plays in E, F, G-flat, and G whereas the current version since 2015 plays in D.
  • Anthony uploaded a video of his son Joseph and the Halloran School of Dance dancing to an instrumental rendition of this song performed by the Lindsay family on his YouTube channel.
  • The Nursery Rhymes 2 version was uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube Page On October 14th, 2018.
  • The 2018 version guest stars Morgan Crowley.

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