It seems only yesterday I sailed out of cork A wanderer from isle I landed in New
There wasn't a soul to greet me A stranger on shore But Irish was with me here And riches came
And now that I'm going back To dear old isle My will meet me on the pier And me with a smile
Their faces, sure, I've forgot I've so long away But me mother will introduce all And to me will say
hands with your uncle mike, me boy And here is your sister, And there's the girl you to swing Down by the gate
Shake with all of the neighbors And kiss the all You're as welcome as the in may To dear old
They'll give a party I go home They'll come near and far line the roads for miles and miles With Irish cars
The spirits will and we'll be gay We'll fill your with joy The piper will an Irish reel To the Yankee boy
We'll dance and sing the whole night fun as never seen The lads be decked in corduroy The Colleens 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
hands with your uncle 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 the Colleens all You're as as the flowers in may To old Donegal
Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan Duffy, McCuffy, Malachy, Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney,
Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness,