It like only yesterday I sailed from out of A wanderer from Erin's I landed in New There wasn't a soul to me there A stranger on your But Irish luck was me here And riches came And now that I'm back again To old Erin's isle My friends meet me on the pier And greet me a smile Their faces, sure, I've forgot I've been so away But me will introduce them all And this to me 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 with all of the And kiss the all You're as as the flowers in May To dear old
They'll give a when I go home They'll come near and far line the roads for miles and miles With Irish jauntin' The flow and we'll be gay We'll fill hearts with joy The piper'll an Irish reel To greet the boy We'll and sing the whole night long Such fun as never The be decked in corduroy The colleens wearin' be thousands there that I never saw I've been so long 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 girl you used to 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 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