From Derry Quai we sailed away   On the 23rd of May   We were taken on board by a pleasant crew   Bound for Americay      Fresh water there we did take on   Five thousand gallons or more   In case we'd run short going to New York   Far away from the Shamrock shore      So fare thee well, sweet Lisa, dear   And likewise to Derry town   And twice farewell to my comrades bold   Who still dwell on that sainted ground      If ever fortune, it should favor me   And I do have money in store   Well, I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left   On Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore      We sailed three days, we were all seasick   Not one on board was free   We were all confined to our bunks   With no one to pity me      No fond mother dear, our father kind   To comfort my head went to sore   This made me think more on the girl I left   On Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore      Well, we safely reached the other side   In fifteen and twenty days   We were taken as passengers by a man   And he led us in six different ways      So then we all drank a parting glass   In case we'd never meet more   And we drank our health to old Ireland   And Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore      So fare thee well, sweet Lisa dear   And likewise to Derry town   And twice farewell to my comrades bold   Who still dwell on that sainted ground      If ever fortune, it should favor me   And I do have money galore   Well, I'll come back and I'll wed the sweet lassie I left   On Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore