It like only yesterday I from out of Cork A wanderer Erin's isle I in New York There wasn't a soul to me there A stranger on your But Irish was with me here And came galore And now I'm going back again To dear old Erin's My friends will meet me on the And me with a smile Their faces, sure, I've forgot I've so long away But me mother will them all And to me will say
Shake hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And there's the you used to swing Down by the garden Shake with all of the neighbours And the colleens all as welcome as the flowers in May To old Donnegal
They'll give a party I go home come from near and far They'll line the roads for and miles Irish jauntin' 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 dance and the whole night long fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in The wearin' green There'll be thousands that I never saw I've been so away But me mother introduce them all And this to me say
Shake hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And the girl you used to swing Down by the gate Shake hands all of the neighbours And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in May To old Donnegal
Meet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, 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 with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the you used to swing by the garden gate Shake hands all of the neighbours And kiss the all as welcome as the flowers in May To dear old