Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
I wish that I was home in Donegal
To be with you beside the sea
To hear your sweet voice calling me
Back to my home in Donegal
He walks upon the streets of New Orleans
There’s a strange and unfamiliar look to every face he sees
He came in for the money, the adventure and the crack
Now all he ever thinks about is someday going back
I wish that I was home in Donegal
To be with you beside the sea
To hear your sweet voice calling me
Back to my home in Donegal
He misses all his family and friends
There’s times when he’d give all he has just to be with them again
Before the young ones move away, the old ones are all gone
Before his heart can realize he’s been away too long
Sometimes he lays there dreaming in the night
To get a job of extra work he’d save the money for the flight
But lonely dreams and darkness disappear before the dawn
Familiar faces fade away all the dreams are gone
I wish that I was home in Donegal
To be with you beside the sea
To hear your sweet voice calling me
Back to my home in Donegal