By the riverside By the turning tide Rachel walked with her sailor Whispers soft and sad Of the times they had There on the Galway shore Will you wait for me Still be true to me While I sail on the ocean? Every wave will be Dreams of you and me Here by the Claddagh Walk One heart I give To love with you Two hands to hold you gently Please wear for me This sailor's gift of love Little golden ring Such a pretty thing Holding hands together Rachel smiled at him And took his ring As they kissed by The Claddagh Walk As he sailed away Happy on the bay Rachel walked by the harbor Whispered prayers for him To return again There on the Galway shore And in the morning light Something warm and bright Twinkled round on her finger Rachel smiled again And kissed his ring As she turned by The Claddagh Walk One heart I give To love with you Two hands to hold you gently And wear for me This sailor's gift of love Little golden ring Such a pretty thing Holding hands together Rachel smiled again And kissed his ring As she turned by The Claddagh Walk As she turned by The Claddagh Walk