Little red bird of the black turf ground,

Where did you sleep last night?

I slept last night on the top of the briar,

And oh! what a wretched sleep!

Little red bird of the black turf ground,

Where did you sleep last night?

I slept last night on the top of the bush,

And oh! what a wretched sleep!

Little red bird of the black turf ground,

Where did you sleep last night?

I slept last night on the ridge of the roof,

And oh! what a wretched sleep!

Little red bird of the black turf ground,

Where did you sleep last night?

I slept last night between two leaves

As a babe ’twixt two blankets quite at ease,

And oh! what a peaceful sleep!