Muirsheen Durkin
(Colm O'Loughlin, orig. tune 'Cailini Deas Mhuigheo')
C G7 C
Ver: In the days I went a-courtin' I was never tired resortin'
G C
To the ale house or the play house or many a house besides.
G7 C
I told me brother Seamus I'd go off and go right famous
G7 C
And before I return again I'd rowm the world wide
Cho: So goodby Muirsheen Durkin, I'm sick and tired of working
No more I'll dig for praties, no longer I'll be fooled.
As sure as me name is Carney, I'll go off to Califonia
Where instead of diggin' praties I'll be diggin' lumps of gold
Ver2: I've courted girls in Blarney, in Kanturk and in Killarney
In Passage and in Queenstown, that is now the Cobh of Cork.
So goodby to all this pleasure, for I'm going to take me leisure
And next time you will hear from me, will be a letter from New York.
Chorus:
Ver3 Goodby to all the boys at home, I'm sailing far across the foam,
To try and make my fortune in far Amerikay
There's gold and money plenty for the poor and for the gentry
And when I come back again, I never more will stray.
Chorus:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]