Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan [Official Audio]

The official audio for Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan

Taken from the deluxe edition of the studio album ÷ (divide) released in 2017, which featured the hit singles 'Castle on the Hill', 'Shape of You', 'Galway Girl', ‘Perfect’ & 'Happier'.

Subscribe to the Ed Sheeran channel for all the best and latest official music videos, behind the scenes and live performances. 

See more official videos from Ed Sheeran here:


Follow Ed Sheeran on:

-- | LYRICS | --

I was twenty four years old when I met the woman I would call my own
Twenty two grand kids now growing old, in the house that your brother brought ya
On the summer day when I proposed, I made that wedding ring from dentist gold
And I asked her father but her daddy said no
You can’t marry my daughter

She and I went on the run
Don’t care about religion
I’m gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

Well I met at her Guys in the second world war
She was working on a soldier’s ward
Never had I seen such beauty before
The moment that I saw her
Nancy was my yellow rose
And we got married wearing borrowed clothes
We got eight children now growing old
Five sons and three daughters

She and I went on the run
Don’t care about religion
I’m gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

From her snow white streak in her jet black hair
Over sixty years I’ve been loving her
Now we’re sat by the fire, in our old armchairs
You know Nancy I adore ya

From a farm boy born near Belfast town
I never worried about the king and crown
Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground
There’s no difference, I assure ya

She and I went on the run
Don’t care about religion
I’m gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

About Ed Sheeran:
Ed Sheeran may be the quintessential pop star of the 2010s: an internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning singer/songwriter who seems to acknowledge no boundaries between styles or eras with elements of folk, hip-hop, pop, dance, soul, and rock woven throughout his music.

His incredible catalogue includes the studio albums ‘+’ (plus), ‘x’ (multiply) and ‘÷’ (divide) which spawned hit singles such as ‘The A team’ , ’Lego House’, ‘Sing', ‘Thinking Out Loud’, ‘Photograph’, ‘Shape Of You’, ‘Castle on The Hill’ and ‘Perfect’.

In 2019, Ed Sheeran released the genre-spanning ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’ which featured a wide-range of artists including ‘Justin Bieber’, ‘Camilla’ Cabello’, ‘Travis Scott’, ‘Eminem’, ‘Cardi B, ‘Paulo Londra’, ‘Bruno Mars’ and ‘Stormzy’ amongst many others, producing hits such as ‘I Don’t Care’, ‘Beautiful People’, ‘South of The Border’ and ‘Take Me Back To London’.

#EdSheeran #NancyMulligan #divide

[Tasnim]

"Nancy Mulligan" is one of the most personal songs on the album, telling the story of how his grandparents, William Sheeran, a Protestant from Belfast, Northern Ireland and Nancy Mulligan (real name Anne Mulligan), a Catholic from Republic of Ireland, met, fell in love during the Second World War and got married at the Wexford border.
Ed Sheeran said: "They got engaged and no one turned up at their wedding. He stole all the gold teeth in his dental surgery and melted them down into a wedding ring, and they wore borrowed clothes to get married, and just basically have this kind of Romeo and Juliet romance, which is like the most romantic thing. So I thought I'd write a song about it and make it a jig."

In an interview with the Irish Times, talking about the song's Irish roots, Ed Sheeran said "I don't think enough people use Irish folk in pop music... Hopefully if these songs are successful, more people will do a bit more like it."

[thattrickytrickster]

Galway Girl is really fit for loud parties, tons of people and music; but Nancy Mulligan is that song you play at someone’s wedding, or anniversary. Something pure, sweet, simple and honestly romantic. It’s like something from a fantasy movie!

[rcdcrichard]

He wrote a song based on his Irish grandparents' love story. That's very sweet.

[alicialouv]

Imagine what it was like when he first showed this to his family. How heartwarming and sweet his family felt that he wrote such a wonderful song about their grandparents.

[janedennis]

THIS IS MY FAVE SONG FROM THE WHOLE ALBUM!! WHY?? WHO KNOWS

[ciaraodonohoe]

I love how Ed is writing irish inspired/themed music. I'm irish and I've always loved Ed, but the fact h'es breaking "pop" rules makes him better.

[carolinegcooke]

If this doesn’t scream IRISH HERITAGE, I don’t know what does.

[ethanmcallister]

Most people know this is about Ed Sheeran Grandparents and their love story, but did u know that it was based in Ireland (Northern and Republic) and Nancy Mulligan's Father said "no, you can't marry daughter" because William Sheeran was a Protestant from Belfast, Northern Ireland, while Nancy was a Catholic from the Republic of Ireland and currently there were terrorist attacks from both sides.

[veronicam]

Ed's grandmother Nancy Mulligan turned 95 years old today

[UltimateMoralizer]

This is by far Ed’s best song. Even as someone who isn’t a huge fan of him, I can’t stop listening to this. He should make a whole album of this type of music.

[irishgoldstacker]

This man has done something new with Irish music. He's popularised it for an English audience. The song is great, Irish themes there. I hope he and other artists do more of this kind of thing. 10/10.

[thevoicewithnoface]

I'm not Irish but I really love this kind of music. I will end up marrying an Irish man and dancing this at my wedding

[bien]

I could imagine a classic film and everyone's enjoying themselves while this song plays

[bajablastluvvr]

*This song makes me unexplainably happy.*

[officialmarcusmusic]

irish and proud
like if you are irish or love the country

[tiaraterry]

I love this song and I love how he's singing about his grandparents and their love.

[karinavilla]

Ed Sheeran told the love story of his grandparents through a song and its so---- words can't even explained it. He's just so damn incredibly genius

[kelliecanscan]

Im Aussie.
But have irish/ Scottish heritage.
And when I hear a song like this, something strong within me stirs up and I just feel a deep connection to my past and blood.

[EzAvABlink]

"I bet the Irish are going to love this"... Yes Ed, Yes we do.

Edit: I wrote this 7 years ago. I don't care where you're from.

[photoswithamani]

Ed has got to do a video for this. I picture it in my head so well.