Dear Little Shamrock Shore by The Irish Rovers 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