It seems like yesterday I sailed out of Cork A wanderer from Erin's I in New York There wasn't a soul to me there A stranger on shore But Irish luck was me here And riches galore And now that I'm back again To dear old isle My friends will me on the pier And greet me a smile Their faces, sure, I've forgot I've been so long But me mother will them all And this to me say
Shake hands with your Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And there's the you used to swing Down by the garden Shake hands with all of the And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in May To old Donnegal
They'll a party when I go home They'll come from and far line the roads for miles and miles With jauntin' cars The spirits'll and we'll be gay We'll fill hearts with joy The piper'll play an Irish To the Yankee boy We'll and sing the whole night long Such fun as seen The lads'll be 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
hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And is your sister, Kate And there's the you used to swing by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the And kiss the all as welcome as the flowers in May To dear old
Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan 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 is your sister, Kate And there's the girl you to swing by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the And the colleens all as welcome as the flowers in May To dear old