Irish Descendants - Step it out Mary

Lyrics:
Step it out Mary, my fine daughter
Step it out Mary, if you can
Step it out Mary, my fine daughter
Show your legs to the countryman
In the village of Killdoran
There's a maiden young and fair
Her eyes were shone like diamonds
She had long and golden hair
The countryman came riding
He came to her father's gate
Mounted on a milk-white stallion
He came at the stroke of eight
I've come to wed your daughter,
Mary of the golden hair
I have goods and I have money
I have wealth beyond compare
And I'll buy her silks and satins
And a gold rings for her hand
I will build for her a mansion;
She'll have servants to command
[Chorus]x2
Kind sir I have another
I have pledged at him my hand
I don't want your goods nor money
I don't want your wealth and land
Mary's father spoke up sharply:
You will do as you are told
You will marry here next Sunday
You will wear the ring of gold
[Chorus]x2
In the village of Killdoran
There's a deep stream running by
You'll find Mary there at midnight
She'll be trying to see her boy
In the village there'll be music
And you'll hear her father say
Step it out Mary, my fine daughter
Sunday is your wedding day
[Chorus]x4

[@epicgangnamstyle8783]

we need irish folk music playing on the radio

[@kelseyfuchs2339]

Thank you Canada, from the U.S.A with love!!!

[@jackhazardous4008]

Why do people think it's weird to call your daughter beautiful? it's a compliment.
It'd be weird if they said "my daughter is a sexy woman" but calling her beautiful and being proud of it is just being proud of your daughter for being attractive, no different than a mother saying "I have a handsome son".

[@connorshekelstein6432]

Jack Hazardous :'''( some times our mothers lie to us :"(

[@liamculpepper3761]

@@connorshekelstein6432 mine sure did only time she told me the truth was when she said me da forgot to pull out of her and I came tumbling out her womb

[@m4sherman926]

Jack Hazardous My daughter is a attractive individual of the female sex

[@nothingposted9056]

"What the bloody hell, father? Why do you wish for me to show me legs?"

[@dragonestea]

I'm not really knowledgeable of the colloquialisms of the time, but given the context I would assume that "show your legs" probably was slang for "demonstrate your dance skills".
Alternatively, dad just REALLY wanted that money.

[@quinnsinclair7028]

I realize I'm extremely late with this answer but by the era this songs sounds like the legs were considered an extremely sexual part of the body, hence the long skirts and high socks. "Show your legs to the countryman" would be equivalent to "Wear a really tight top so he'll notice how hot you are". Evidently Daddy really wanted that money.

[@KingAlanI]

Yeah, it sounds as if she's being pimped out - that may be my dirty mind talking, but it could be an illustration of that base aspect of arranged marriage

[@sammhyde7589]

Celts are just like that man, they think differently

[@natben45]

This in my opinion is one of there best song

[@carlosmoranesteban8388]

Me gusta mucho esta versión al igual que la de Dubliners

[@XivioOfTheGreen]

Lily Peet's Filli Vanilli video sent me here.

[@schnappyfilms]

+Jeremy Green Jumped with joy when I read this comment.

[@gdgest]

Excellent variant of Séan McCarthy's 1955 ballad about an arranged Irish wedding. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@philipmann5317]

isn't the chorus similar to the one from Come on out, ye black and tans?"

[@SilverHart]

A lot of the rythms and choruses are similar (some are literally identical) between Irish songs.

[@StatusQuoK]

It's a tune me man

[@StatusQuoK]

bonnie ship the diamond - corries as well

[@KingAlanI]

@@SilverHart I'm reminded of We'll Fight For Uncle Sam having a tune very much like Whiskey in the Jar

[@bradybodaboy5590]

Best song

[@jrmcanine]

I'll take the Screaming Orphans version of this any day!!

[@spartan-rn7iu]

van Morrison brought me to Irish music along with sinead oconnor

[@leafloraflynn7801]

Thank you, Russia! From Canada with love! :)

[@evonyman2]

why are you thanking Russia?

[@HelmetFight]

Is this the prequel to the tale of the song 'Marie's wedding' ? ;-)

[@aWokaWoka123]

HelmetFight No. Traditionally Mary's dead by the end of this one. She drowns in the stream at midnight with her soldier boy.

[@ngau-nhien]

@@aWokaWoka123 Well, so it's more like the ending of "Marie's wedding" eh? 🤔🤔

[@LukeBeAJedi]

Reminds me of Sive a bit.

[@sean6750]

kiss Me arse brought new here

[@AedanTheGrey]

You too?
Fallout for the win!

[@sean6750]

only problem with the mod is it's loud

[@sean6750]

+Xeno Marauder oh I'll try it .
Are you Irish

[@AedanTheGrey]

+Xeno Marauder Yep. Dropped it down to halfway on Xbox to get it to a good level.

[@ryanthomas2642]

It's on my pip boy right now