Sea Shanty – Dear ould Ireland Sea Shanty – Dear ould Ireland – Lyrics Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland Our ship is laying waiting for to sail the raging main With a cargo full of whiskey and tons of Irish grin We’re headed for the sunny shores of Portugal and Spain But soon we will return to dear old Ireland Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland So fare you well sweet Annie you’re the girl that I adore And likewise to me friends and family on the Irish shore We’ll all meet in the alehouse and make the rafters roar When we return again to dear old Ireland Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland And now we’re on the ocean and the wind is blowing high The scutter’s cutting through the wind like lightning she can fly But when I think of you me girl my heart begins to sigh Oh I wish I was back home in dear old Ireland Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland Those Spanish senoritas sure would take your breath away Rolling with the sailor boys is how they earn their pay But I have someone on me mind from her I’d never stray For I have a sweetheart back in dear old Ireland Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland Here’s a drink to you me boy And here’s a drink to me And here’s a drink to all our comrades in the company And when we’re on the ocean may the fates most kindly be And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
