Granddaddy to sit me on his knee And me how it was in the old country Famine and and crops that failed I'd listen for as he told his tale
He said, "There must have been a on the family name" But he swore he'd be the one to break chain With money that he saved the sweat of his brow He'd get 'em out of there, someday,
Well, he never was of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of passage to the Promised Bet it all on a life in America He said, "We'll change our fate, and danged O'Reilly Luck"
I can only imagine the on his face Tickets in hand, as counted the days Eleven passports, no back Decidin' what they should and pack
But the baby the fever just days before And the doctor hung a sheet on their front For two long they were quarantined Stranded with nothin' but a dream
Well, he was much of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of passage to the Promised Bet it all on a better life in He said, "We'll our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck"
Granddaddy this story 'til he passed away How the people all cheered from the dock day While he shook his fist a tear in his eye At the ship of the White Star Line
And he cursed his fate and his danged O'Reilly As the mighty Titanic, into the sun
Well, he never was of a gamblin' man But he found his way to the Promised Bet it all on a life in America He said, "We'll our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck Danged Luck"