The Dubliners - When the Boys Come Rolling Home lyrics

I always will remember well the
Day we went away
Sailing out of Dublin in the morning
Our hopes were on tomorrow as
We kissed the girls farewell
And our dreams were on the
Day of our returning

There'll be dancin', romancin'
And never more we'll roam
There'll be rollin' in the hay
There'll be whiskey in the tay when
The boys come rolling home

We safely reached the other side
In New York City fair
In spite of wind and rain and stormy weather
We all sat down and drank a glass
And wished each other well
And we said that we'd be going back together



Now Del went up to Boston, and Sam to Buffalo
And Joe went down as far as Californie
I used to get some letters then
But that was long ago
And they always spoke of
Ireland and returning

Well, I'm well over eighty now
My grandson's by my bed
And here I'm in Chicago and still scheming
He says he'll take me back again
To rest my weary head
And I'll leave him a legacy of dreaming