"What brings you into my house, to my house, to my house,
What brings you to my house?" said the mistress unto Dan,
"I came here to court your daughter, man, I thought it was no great harm, mam",
"Oh, Dan, my dear, sure, you're welcome here", "Thank you, mam" says Dan.

"Now how came you to meet me daughter, me daughter, me daughter,
How came you to meet me daughter?" said the mistress unto Dan,
"Going to the well for water, mam, for to raise the can I taught her, mam",
"Oh, Dan, you are the lucky man", "Thank you, mam" says Dan.

"Now if you take me daughter, me daughter, me daughter,
Now if you take me daughter", said the mistress unto Dan,
"Oh, if you take me daughter, Dan, sure, of course you'll take me also, Dan,
Oh, Danny dear, you’re welcome here", "Thank you, mam" says Dan.

Now the couple they got married, got married, got married,
The couple they got married, young Elizabeth and Dan,
And now there's one her mother and her sister and her brother,
"Oh, Dan, you are the lucky man", "Thank you, mam" says Dan.