PADDY'S GREEN SHAMROCK SHORE
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From Derry quay we sailed away
On the twenty third of May
We were boarded by a pleasant crew
Bound for Americay
Fresh water there we did take on
Five thousand gallons or more
In case we'd run short going to New York
Far away from the shamrock shore
So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
And likewise to Derry town
And twice farewell to me comrades boys
Who dwell on that sainted ground
If ever fortune will favour me
Or I do have money in store
I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
Well we sailed three days
We were all seasick
Not a man on board was free
We were all confined unto our bunks
With no-one to pity poor me
No father kind, nor mother dear
To hauld up my when it was sore
Which made me think more on the lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
Well we safely reached the other side
In three and twenty days
We were taken as passengers by a man
And led round in six different ways
We each of us drank a parting glass
In case that we never meet more
And we drank the health to auld Ireland
And Paddy's green shamrock shore
So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
And likewise to Derry town
And twice farewell to my comrades boys
Who dwell on that sainted ground
If ever fortune ever should favour me
Or I do have money in store
I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
(Traditional)
(Click here to listen to 'Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore')
From Derry quay we sailed away
On the twenty third of May
We were boarded by a pleasant crew
Bound for Americay
Fresh water there we did take on
Five thousand gallons or more
In case we'd run short going to New York
Far away from the shamrock shore
So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
And likewise to Derry town
And twice farewell to me comrades boys
Who dwell on that sainted ground
If ever fortune will favour me
Or I do have money in store
I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
Well we sailed three days
We were all seasick
Not a man on board was free
We were all confined unto our bunks
With no-one to pity poor me
No father kind, nor mother dear
To hauld up my when it was sore
Which made me think more on the lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
Well we safely reached the other side
In three and twenty days
We were taken as passengers by a man
And led round in six different ways
We each of us drank a parting glass
In case that we never meet more
And we drank the health to auld Ireland
And Paddy's green shamrock shore
So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
And likewise to Derry town
And twice farewell to my comrades boys
Who dwell on that sainted ground
If ever fortune ever should favour me
Or I do have money in store
I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left
On Paddy's green shamrock shore
(Traditional)