Lyrics
My mother's life led from the house to the church
To pray and to raise up a family
But here in this country I work on my own
For I had left Ireland behind me
Yes, I had left Ireland behind me
One night after work at the union hall dance
I noticed a man from the foundry
A fiery young rebel no priest would approve
But I had left Ireland behind me
Yes, I had left Ireland behind me
He turned in his seat and he gave me a glance
Saying, "Sure, Mary Harris, you'll give us a dance"
I looked at him once and I never looked back
As we waltzed away down the river
Through that long night I never once thought
Of the mother who raised me so gently
For the heat of the foundry burned deep in his eyes
And I had left Ireland behind me
Yes, I had left Ireland behind me
He turned in his seat and he gave me a glance
Saying, "Sure, Mary Harris, you'll give us a dance"
I looked at him once and I never looked back
As we waltzed away down the river
Through that long night I never once thought
Of the mother who raised me so gently
For the heat of the foundry burned deep in his eyes
And I had left Ireland behind me
Yes, I had left Ireland behind me