It seems like only I sailed from out of A wanderer from Erin's I in New York wasn't a soul to greet me there A stranger on shore But Irish luck was with me And riches galore And now I'm going back again To old Erin's isle My friends will meet me on the And greet me a smile Their faces, sure, I've forgot been so long away But me will introduce them all And to me will say
Shake hands with Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And the girl you used to swing Down by the garden Shake hands with all of the And kiss the all as welcome as the flowers in May To dear old
give a party when I go home They'll come near and far They'll line the roads for and miles With Irish cars The spirits'll and we'll be gay We'll fill your with joy The piper'll an Irish reel To the Yankee boy We'll and sing the whole night long Such fun as never The lads'll be decked in The colleens wearin' There'll be thousands that I never saw I've been so away But me will introduce them all And this to me say
hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is sister, Kate And the girl you used to swing Down by the gate Shake hands all of the neighbours And kiss the all You're as as the flowers in May To old Donnegal
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,
hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, And the girl you used to swing Down by the gate hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the all as welcome as the flowers in May To old Donnegal