It seems like only I sailed out of Cork A wanderer from Erin's I landed in New There wasn't a to greet me there A stranger on your But luck was with me here And riches galore And now I'm going back again To dear old Erin's My friends meet me on the pier And greet me with a Their faces, sure, I've almost I've so long away But me will introduce them all And to me will say
Shake hands with your Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the you used to swing Down by the gate hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in May To dear old
They'll a party when I go home come from near and far They'll the roads for miles and miles With Irish cars The flow and we'll be gay We'll your hearts with joy The piper'll play an reel To the Yankee boy We'll and sing the whole night long fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in The wearin' green There'll be thousands there that I saw I've so long away But me mother will 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 all of the neighbours And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in May To old Donnegal
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 with Uncle Mike, me boy And here is sister, Kate And there's the girl you to swing Down by the gate Shake with all of the neighbours And kiss the all as welcome as the flowers in May To old Donnegal