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