Piosenka opowiada dość niezwykłą historię miłości młodego mężczyzny, oskarżonego o kradzież i na siedem lat zesłanego do Australii. Przysięga on wieczną miłość swej ukochanej. Piosenka ta, najbardziej znana z wykonania zespołu Steeleye Span w grudniu 1975 roku doszła do 3 miejsca na brytyjskiej liście przebojów. Ta oryginalnie angielska piosenka została „przejęta” przez IRA i przerobiona na irlandzką pieśń rewolucyjną. Oryginalne słowa, poza refrenem pochodzą z piosenki Farewell He. Słowo budge w londyńskim cockney'u oznacza złodzieja.

Aranżacja: Lesley Nelson
znane wykonania:
Steeeleye Span
All Around My Hat, Shanachie 1989
The Macdonald Sisters
Songs of Scotland, EMI 1995
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All Around My Hat

All around my hat I will wear the green willow
All around my hat for a twelvemonth and a day,
And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love who is far, far away

Fare thee well cold winter and fare thee well cold frost
Nothing have I gained but my own true love I've lost
I'll sing and I'll be merry when occasion I do see
He's a false deluding young man, let him go farewell he.

The other night he brought me a fine diamond ring
But he thought to have deprived me of a far better thing
But I being careful like lovers ought to be
He's a false deluding young man, let him go farewell he

Here's a half a pound of reason, and a quarter pound of sense
A small sprig of time and as much of prudence
You mix them all together and you will plainly see
Seven long years I'll love my love and never be false-hearted
And never sigh or sorrow while she's far, far away.

Some young men there are who are preciously deceitful,
A-coaxin' of the fair young maids they mean to lead astray
As soon as they deceive them, so cruelly they leave them
I'll love my love forever though she's far, far away.