It like only yesterday I sailed out of Cork A from Erin's isle I in New York There wasn't a to greet me there A stranger on shore But luck was with me here And came galore And now that I'm going again To old Erin's isle My friends will me on the pier And me with a smile faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've been so long But me mother will introduce all And to me will say
Shake with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the girl you to swing Down by the garden Shake hands all of the neighbours And kiss the all You're as as the flowers in May To dear old
They'll a party when I go home come from near and far They'll line the roads for and miles With jauntin' cars The spirits'll and we'll be gay We'll fill your with joy The piper'll play an reel To greet the boy We'll dance and sing the whole long Such fun as never The be decked in corduroy The colleens wearin' There'll be thousands there that I saw I've been so long But me will introduce them all And this to me say
Shake hands with your Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And there's the girl you to swing Down by the gate Shake hands with all of the And the colleens all You're as welcome as the in May To dear old
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 hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And there's the girl you to swing Down by the garden Shake hands all of the neighbours And the colleens all You're as welcome as the in May To dear old