It like only yesterday I sailed out of Cork A wanderer from Erin's I landed in New wasn't a soul to greet me there A on your shore But Irish was with me here And came galore And now that I'm back again To dear old Erin's My friends will me on the pier And greet me with a Their faces, sure, I've forgot I've so long away But me will introduce them all And to me will say
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 as welcome 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 for miles and miles With jauntin' cars The spirits'll flow and be gay We'll fill your with joy The piper'll an Irish reel To greet the boy dance and sing the whole night long Such fun as seen The be decked in corduroy 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
hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the you used to swing by the garden gate Shake with all of the neighbours And the colleens all as welcome as the flowers 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 hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And the girl 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 dear old