Granddaddy to sit me on his knee And tell me how it was in the old Famine and and crops that failed I'd listen for as he told his tale
He said, "There must been a curse on the family 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 never was of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of to the Promised Land Bet it all on a life in America He said, "We'll change our fate, and this O'Reilly Luck"
I can only the look on his face Tickets in hand, as they counted the passports, no turnin' back Decidin' what they should and shouldn't
But the baby caught the just days before And the doctor hung a sheet on their door For two long they were quarantined Stranded with nothin' but a shattered
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"
Granddaddy told this story he passed away How the people all cheered from the dock day he shook his fist with a tear in his eye At the beautiful ship of the White Star
And he cursed his fate and his danged O'Reilly As the Titanic, sailed into the sun
Well, he never was much of a man But he found his way to the Land Bet it all on a better in America He said, "We'll change our fate, and danged O'Reilly Luck O'Relly Luck"