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