There are suitors at my door
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
Six or eight or even more
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And my father wants me wed
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
Or at least that’s what he said
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
Chorus
Oh lay oh la, oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o (x 4)
So I told him that I will
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
When the rivers run uphill
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And the fish begin to fly
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And the day before I die
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
CHORUS
So my father said to me
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
You will marry and you’ll see
something something something. <g>
CHORUS
Well, I asked him if he’d leave
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
But he said he’d rather stay
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
So I let him have his way
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And tomorrow’s my wedding day
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
CHORUS
So the rivers ran uphill
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And the fish began to fly
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
And the day before I died
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
I became a blushing bride.
oh-a-lay-oh-mahkee-o
CHORUS
I know some different words to this, but this missing bits of the verse you have is:
And my father said to me / You will marry, then you’ll see / Your dreams will all come true / In a paradise for two.
(With the response bits in the middle – we sing oh-lah-lei-oh ba-he-hah in the UK!)