He was the King of Diamonds
and she the Queen of Hearts
He pledged her his undying love
Swore they'd never part
She was just a girl back then
And he not quite a man
When Father James McNally
Joined them hand and hand
She found work as a washer girl
Toiled night and day
He spent time in the gaming house
Just another hand to play
He was the King of Diamonds
and she the Queen of Hearts
He pledged her his undying love
Swore they'd never part
He said "Someday lads I'll hit it big
I'll throw away these cards.''
But the stakes kept growing larger
and the losing got too hard
He crawled into a bottle
put aces up his sleeve
When they found him in that alleyway
She was the only one who grieved
He was the King of Diamonds
and she the Queen of Hearts
He pledged her his undying love
Swore they'd never part
She made her way to the USA
Where she met a Galway man
They raised themselves a family
and worked a piece of land
But sometimes on the darkest nights
She still dreams about her King
'Til she can't fight the teardrops
or the heartache that it brings
He was the King of Diamonds
and she the Queen of Hearts
He pledged her his undying love
Swore they'd never part
