It seems like only yesterday I sailed from out of CorkA wanderer from Erin's isle I landed in New YorkThere wasn't a soul to greet me there A stranger on your shore But Irish luck was with me here And riches came galore And now that I'm going back again To dear old Erin's isle My friends will meet me on the pier And greet me with a smile Their faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've been so long away But me mother will introduce them all And this to me will say Shake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old DonnegalThey'll give a party when I go homeThey'll come from near and far They'll line the roads for miles and miles With Irish jauntin' cars The spirits'll flow and we'll be gay We'll fill your hearts with joy The piper'll play an Irish reel To greet the Yankee boy We'll dance and sing the whole night long Such fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in corduroy The colleens wearin' green There'll be thousands there that I never saw I've been so long away But me mother will introduce them all And this to me will say Shake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old DonnegalMeet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, GilliganDuffy, McCuffy, Malachy, MahoneRafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, ConnellyDooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, MaloneMadigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, FlanihanFagan, O'Hagan, O' Hoolihan, FlynnShanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, HogartyKelly, O'Kelly, Mc Guinness, McGuinnShake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old Donnegal
It seems like only yesterday I sailed from out of CorkA wanderer from Erin's isle I landed in New YorkThere wasn't a soul to greet me there A stranger on your shore But Irish luck was with me here And riches came galore And now that I'm going back again To dear old Erin's isle My friends will meet me on the pier And greet me with a smile Their faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've been so long away But me mother will introduce them all And this to me will say Shake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old DonnegalThey'll give a party when I go homeThey'll come from near and far They'll line the roads for miles and miles With Irish jauntin' cars The spirits'll flow and we'll be gay We'll fill your hearts with joy The piper'll play an Irish reel To greet the Yankee boy We'll dance and sing the whole night long Such fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in corduroy The colleens wearin' green There'll be thousands there that I never saw I've been so long away But me mother will introduce them all And this to me will say Shake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old DonnegalMeet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, GilliganDuffy, McCuffy, Malachy, MahoneRafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, ConnellyDooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, MaloneMadigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, FlanihanFagan, O'Hagan, O' Hoolihan, FlynnShanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, HogartyKelly, O'Kelly, Mc Guinness, McGuinnShake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And here is your sister, KateAnd there's the girl you used to swing Down by the garden gate Shake hands with all of the neighbours And kiss the colleens all You're as welcome as the flowers in MayTo dear old Donnegal
