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