| Padraic Colum (1881–1972). Anthology of Irish Verse. 1922. |
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| 37. I Know Where I’m Going |
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| By Anonymous |
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| IKNOW where I’m going, | |
| I know who’s going with me, | |
| I know who I love, | |
| But the dear knows who I’ll marry. | |
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| I’ll have stockings of silk, | 5 |
| Shoes of fine green leather, | |
| Combs to buckle my hair | |
| And a ring for every finger. | |
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| Feather beds are soft, | |
| Painted rooms are bonny; | 10 |
| But I’d leave them all | |
| To go with my love Johnny. | |
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| Some say he’s dark, | |
| I say he’s bonny, | |
| He’s the flower of them all | 15 |
| My handsome, coaxing Johnny. | |
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| I know where I’m going, | |
| I know who’s going with me, | |
| I know who I love, | |
| But the dear knows who I’ll marry. | 20 |
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