LONDON - Galway Girl menjadi lagu feature ketiga dalam album terbaru Ed Sheeran yang berjudul Divide. Lagu itu juga jadi lagu kedua yang mendapat video klip full yang menceritakan tentang pengalamannya berada di Irlandia.
Lagu itu menceritakan tentang sepasang lelaki dan wanita yang bertemu di sebuah pub bernuansa Irish yang kemudian menari dan bernyanyi bersama. Sang Galway Girl yang diceritakan Ed Sheeran adalah seorang wanita bernama Niamh Dunne, yang bersama band-nya, Beoga, membantu Ed menulis lagu tersebut. Menurut Niamh, Beoga membantu Ed untuk menambahkan suasana Irish di lagu Galway Girl.
Berhubung Ed akan segera konser di Indonesia, yuk menghafal lirik dari salah satu lagu terbaru Ed ini!
[Chorus]
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
[Verse 1]
I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm?
Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on?
She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding a shotgun
Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance