Come Back Paddy Reilly

The Garden of Eden has vanished they say

But I know the lie of it still

Just turn to the left at the bridge of Finney

And stop in half way to Cootehill

'Tis there I will find it, I know sure enough

When fortune has come to my call

The grass, it is green around Ballyjamesduff

And the blue sky is over it all

And tones that are tender and tones that are rough

Come whispering over the sea

Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff

Come home Paddy Reilly to me

My mother once told me the day I was born

The day that I first saw the light

I looked down the street on that very first morn

And gave a great crow of delight

Now most newborn babies appear in a huff

And start with a sorrowful squall

But I knew I was born in Ballyjamesduff

And that's why I smile on them all

That baby's a man now, he's toil-worn and tough

Still whispers come over the sea

Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff

Come home Paddy Reilly to me