Granddaddy used to sit me on his And me how it was in the old country Famine and and crops that failed I'd for hours as he told his tale
He said, "There must have been a curse on the name" But he he'd be the one to break that chain With money that he saved the sweat of his brow get 'em out of there, someday, somehow
Well, he was much of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of to the Promised Land Bet it all on a better life in He said, "We'll change our fate, and danged O'Reilly Luck"
I can only the look on his face Tickets in hand, as they counted the Eleven passports, no turnin' Decidin' what they and shouldn't pack
But the baby caught the fever days before And the doctor hung a sheet on front door For two long weeks they were Stranded nothin' but a shattered dream
Well, he never was of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of passage to the Promised Bet it all on a better life in He said, "We'll change our fate, and danged O'Reilly Luck"
told this story 'til he passed away How the all cheered from the dock that day While he shook his with a tear in his eye At the beautiful ship of the White Line
And he cursed his fate and his danged O'Reilly As the mighty Titanic, sailed the sun
Well, he was much of a gamblin' man But he his way to the Promised Land Bet it all on a better life in He said, "We'll change our fate, and this danged Luck Danged Luck"