Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Chorus:
In the city of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There all people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal
Eighteen forty-seven was the year it all began
Deadly pains of hunger drove the millions from the land
They journeyed not for glory their motive wasn’t greed
A voyage of survival across the lonely sea
Chorus:
In the city of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There all people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal
Some of them knew fortune some of them knew fame
More of them knew hardship and died upon the plain
They spread throughout the nation they rode the railroad cars
Brought their songs and music to ease their lonely hearts
Chorus:
In the city of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There all people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal