| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Sir Samuel Ferguson. 1810–1886 |
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| 712. Cean Dubh Deelish |
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| PUT your head, darling, darling, darling, | |
| Your darling black head my heart above; | |
| O mouth of honey, with thyme for fragrance, | |
| Who, with heart in breast, could deny you love? | |
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| O many and many a young girl for me is pining, | 5 |
| Letting her locks of gold to the cold wind free, | |
| For me, the foremost of our gay young fellows; | |
| But I'd leave a hundred, pure love, for thee! | |
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| Then put your head, darling, darling, darling, | |
| Your darling black head my heart above; | 10 |
| O mouth of honey, with thyme for fragrance, | |
| Who, with heart in breast, could deny you love? | |
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GLOSS: Cean dubh deelish] darling black head. |
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