Mòrag, ‘s i Mòrag

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The whole song together is:

'S i Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
'S i Mòrag a rinn a' bhanais,
Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
A rinn a' bhanais ainmeil

Bha i dubh an-uiridh,
Agus tha i dubh am bliadhna,
'S bha i dubh a h-uile latha,
Chunnaic mise riamh i

'S i Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
'S i Mòrag a rinn a' bhanais,
Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
A rinn a' bhanais ainmeil

Bha fear an taigh aig bean an taigh,
'S an sgalag aig an t-searbhant',
Bha ‘m buachaill' aig a' bhanaraich,
'S mo sheanair aig mo sheanmhair

'S i Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
'S i Mòrag a rinn a' bhanais,
Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
A rinn a' bhanais ainmeil

Bha Seònaid is fidheall aic',
Raonaid is pìob aic',
Mòr nan Dos is feadan aic',
'S sheinneadh iad an ruidhle

'S i Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
'S i Mòrag a rinn a' bhanais,
Mòrag, 's i Mòrag,
A rinn a' bhanais ainmeil		It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
It was Mòrag who had had the wedding,
It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
Who had the famous wedding

She was black-haired last year,
And she's black-haired this year,
She’s been black-haired ever since,
I ever saw her

It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
It was Mòrag who had had the wedding,
It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
Who had the famous wedding

The man of the house danced with the good-wife,
The skivvy with the servant,
The cowherd danced with the milkmaid,
My grandfather and grandmother danced together

It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
It was Mòrag who had had the wedding,
It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
Who had the famous wedding

Janet played the fiddle,
Rachel played the pipes,
Mòrag played the chanter,
And they all sang the reel

It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
It was Mòrag who had had the wedding,
It was Mòrag, it was Mòrag,
Who had the famous wedding

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