Standard (EADGBE)

 Ar mo gavial dom sheer kum drocade e warga

 Pic em goid is me dual eh mehel

 K casfey oram eh gumar kayohg

 Ach pocan kron is eh ar buile

(chorus)

 ah-lay-lu p-way-le-lu

 ah-lay-lu ta an poke ar bwayla

 ah-lay-lu p-way-le-lu

 ah-lay-lu p-way-le-lu ta an poke ar bwayla

do remar trasna tree rulegock

is du lesh an corak ar fuid na mwenga

is trayscart de vuir shay sna turtoga

kus ina anyon ar a grom le fu-eniv

(Chorus)

nor ag shay corrag go raive scot ann

na gur ril le forsa kun me a willegg

is ah anshin do claih shay an lem ba wo

le fana war na faille brika

(Chorus)

well the Gardai (police) came from the town of Ballyroche

for to catch that goat with their sticks and switches

the goat gave the captin a kick up his arse

and his horns made rags of his brand new britches

(Chorus)

I nangain kuish le haiyag an tranona

V an sagart paraoshta amach na goinive

Is eh dirt gurv eh and deavil beh goy lesha

An garve an tro ar focan buille