Lyrics

[Verse 1] Twas the landlords that drove us from Ireland The high rents were our prison walls Then the famine came 'round And blackened the ground And the auctioneer's hammer did fall [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore [Verse 2] A ship lies in Fairbury harbor Barely safe over the foam But to Halifax town I soon will be bound Far away from me native home [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore [Verse 3] Well they all came to wish me safe journey The parting still grieves on me mind Me parents so dear Me friends far and near And the girl I left behind [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore [Verse 4] There's work to be had if you're able The new world has treated me fine With me shovel and spade I toil at me trade But riches will never be mine [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore [Verse 5} Well rivers still run to the ocean Wee birds on feathered wings soar I will dream of the day When home I will stray To the dear little shamrock shore [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore [Chorus] Farewell to the ones I adore And the land I will see nevermore For I'm saying goodbye With a tear in me eye To the dear little shamrock shore To the dear little shamrock shore