When the Boys Come Rolling Home (Unreleased Live Track)

I always will remember well the day we went away

Sailing out of Belfast in the morning

Our hopes were on tomorrow as we kissed the girls farewell

But our dreams were of the day of our returning

And there'll be dancing, romancing, never more we'll roam

We'll be rolling in the hay

There'll be whiskey in the day

When the boys come rolling home

We safely reached the other side in New York City fair

In spite of wind and rain and stormy weather

We all sat down and drank a glass and wished each other well

And said we'd all come back again together

And there'll be dancing, romancing, never more we'll roam

We'll be rolling in the hay

There'll be whiskey in the day

When the boys come rolling home

Then Joe he went to Boston, Sam to Buffalo

And Paddy he went out to Californy

We used to get some letters then but that was long ago

And they always spoke of Ireland at returning

And there'll be dancing, romancing, never more we'll roam

We'll be rolling in the hay

There'll be whiskey in the day

When the boys come rolling home

I must be over ninety now, my grandson's by my bed

Here I'm in Chicago and still scheming

He says he'll take me back again to rest me weary head

And I'll leave him the legacy of dreaming

And there'll be dancing, romancing, never more we'll roam

We'll be rolling in the hay

There'll be whiskey in the day

When the boys come rolling home

And there'll be dancing, romancing, never more we'll roam

We'll be rolling in the hay

There'll be whiskey in the day

When the boys come rolling home

When the boys come rolling home