Music: Cormac Mac Diarmada/Ian Lynch/Radie Peat/Daragh Lynch
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
Well, Nancy Doyle it was her name
She was a fine young lady
Until she sailed away from me
And she almost drove me crazy
Well Nancy came from Dublin town
Right beside the Puddle
Till o'er the sea away from me
She chanced all for to toddle
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
Her eyes were wild and shone bright blue
Her laugh was full and hearty
Her humor droll the life and soul
And center of every party
She could drink a pint of whiskey
All straight from the can
When the night was done and dusted
It was then she'd hold me hand
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
She might not have been Aurora
A Flora or a Diana
But she sang songs in the back tap room
Along to the old piana
She was not Euthernatia
No was she Venus bright
But she could drink much more than you
And beat you in a fight
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
Well, there she was at work one day
Pretending to be sober
When up there steps a dandy gent
All for to look her over
He says, I have an offer
I think you'll find it grand
We'll sail away upon the sea
Smuggling contraband
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
What could I say? What could I do?
It was more than I could offer
I had to let her spread her wings
I couldn't try to stop her
Now she collects find diamonds
Vases and antique rugs
With and the bags of money
That she makes from dealing drugs
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water
Oh Nancy, dearest Nancy
One thousand times adieu
I'll ne'er forget till my dying breath
The times I spent with you
Though now I'm old and feeble
And shaking on each knee
If ever you come this way again
We'll go upon a spree
Bad luck to the rolling water
Bad luck to the salty brine
I only had the one true love
She swore she would be mine
And now she's gone and left me
And wandered far away
Left me crying here
Beside the water