We sailed three weeks, we were all seasick, not a man on board was free
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| From Derry quay we sailed away on | |
| the 23rd of May | |
| We were taken on board by a pleasant crew | |
| bound for America | |
| Fresh water then we did take on | |
| Five thousand gallons or more | |
| In case we'd run short goin' to New York | |
| far away from the Shamrock shore | |
| Then fare thee well sweet Liza dear | |
| and likewise unto Derry town | |
| And twice farewell to my comrades brave | |
| who dwell on that sainted ground | |
| If fame or fortune shall favor me | |
| and I too have money in store | |
| I'll come back and I'll wed the wee lassie I left | |
| on Paddy's green shamrock shore | |
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We sailed three weeks, we were all seasick, not a man on board was free |
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| We were all confined to our bunks and no-one to pity poor me | |
| No father kind, nor mother dear to lift up my hand which was sore | |
| Which made me think more on the lassie I left on Paddy's green shamrock shore | |
| We safely reached the other side after fifteen and twenty days | |
| We were taken as passengers by a man and led 'round in six different ways | |
| Then each of us drank a parting glass in case we'd meet no more | |
| And we drank a health to old Ireland and Paddy's green shamrock shore | |