It like only yesterday I sailed out of Cork A wanderer Erin's isle I landed in New There wasn't a soul to greet me A stranger on your But Irish was with me here And riches galore And now that I'm back again To dear old Erin's My friends will me on the pier And greet me with a faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've been so long But me mother introduce them all And this to me say
Shake hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the girl you used to by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in May To old Donnegal
They'll a party when I go home They'll come from and far They'll the roads for miles and miles With Irish cars The spirits'll and we'll be gay We'll fill your with joy The piper'll play an Irish To greet the boy We'll and sing the whole night long Such fun as seen The lads'll be in corduroy The wearin' green There'll be thousands that I never saw been so long away But me mother will introduce all And this to me say
Shake hands with your Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And the girl you used to swing by the garden gate Shake with all of the neighbours And the colleens all as welcome as the flowers in May To dear old
Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan Duffy, McCuffy, Malachy, Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness,
Shake hands your Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And the girl you used to swing Down by the gate Shake hands with all of the And the colleens all You're as as the flowers in May To dear old