Oh, Mary, this a wonderful sight With people working by day and by night don't sow potatoes, nor barley nor wheat But there' gangs of them for gold in the streets At when I asked them that's what I was told So I just took a at this diggin' for gold But for all that I found there I as well be Where the Mountains of sweep down to the sea. I believe that writin' a wish you expressed As to how the fine in London were dressed Well, if you believe me, when to a ball Faith, they don't wear no top to dresses at all. Oh, seen them myself and you could not in trath Say if they were bound for a ball or a Don't be startin' them now, Mary Macree, Where the mountains of sweep down to the sea.
I've seen England's king the top of a bus And I've known him, but he means to know us. And tho' by the we once were oppressed, I cheered, God forgive me, I cheered with the rest. And now he's visited Erin's green shore be much better friends than we've been heretofore When we've got all we want, we're as as can be Where the of Mourne sweep down to the sea.
You remember young O'Loughlin, of course Well, now he is here at the head of the I met him today, I was the Strand And he stopped the whole with a wave of his hand And there we talkin' of days that are gone the whole population of London looked on But for all these great powers he's wishful me To be back the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea.
There's beautiful girls here, oh, never you With beautiful shapes never designed And lovely all roses and cream But O'Loughlin with regard to the same That if at those you venture to sip The colours might all come on your lip So wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me Where the Mountains of sweep down to the sea.