A Pretty Girl Milking Her
Judy Garland Lyrics

Twas on a bright morning in summer
It was a sunny summer morning when the singer heard that special voice.

When I first heard his voice speakin' low
The singer heard the voice of someone speaking softly for the first time.

As he said to a colleen beside him
The voice addressed a young woman right next to them.

"Who's that pretty girl milking her cow?"
The voice asked about a lovely lady who was busy milking her cow.

Och many times often ye met me
The artist and the voice seem to have met many times before.

And told me that I should be
The voice said the singer ought to be something specific.

Your darling, Acushla
The voice called the singer their dear Acushla.

A Lana Mavourneen, Asuilish machree
The voice then used different phrases of endearment to address the artist.

Purty girl, purty girl
The artist is being called a pretty girl.

With no one there to show her how
The artist was alone and had to figure things out on her own.

The purt, purt, purty girl is now
The singer, once again, is being called a pretty girl.

Milking her cow
The artist was milking her cow, as previously mentioned.

I have not the manners or graces
The singer admits to not having the same manners and characteristics as other girls.

Of the girls in the world where ye move
The voice seems to come from a different world where girls have better qualities.

And I have not their beautiful faces
The singer claims to not look as pretty as the other girls the voice knows.

But oh, I've a heart that can love
The artist boasts of having a heart capable of loving deeply.

And if it please ye, I'll dress me in satin
The artist tells the voice that they can dress up in fancy clothing if it pleases them.

With jewels, jewels in me brow
The singer mentions adding jewelry to their attire.

But och, don't be after forgettin'
The singer cautions the voice to not forget something important.

Your purty girl milking her cow
The artist reminds the voice that they are the pretty girl milking her cow.

Purty girl, purty cow
The artist is once again being called a pretty girl, this time with reference to the cow.

I'm sure this song would have never been wrote
The artist imagines the song might not have existed if something specific didn't happen.

If the pretty girl hadda been milking her goat
The singer ponders how the song might not have been written if they had been milking a goat instead of a cow.

But the goat wasn't feeling well anyhow
The artist notes that the goat was sick and that's why they were milking the cow instead.

So the pretty girl was milking her cow
The singer restates that they were indeed the pretty girl milking her cow.

Her cow, her cow
The singer repeats that the cow belongs to them.

La, la, la, la, la, la.
The singer sings out some random syllables to fill the song.

La, la, la la, la, la, la la, la, la, la
Yet another random singing of nonsensical syllables.

A purty girl milking her cow
The song concludes with the artist being called once again the pretty girl milking her cow.