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