Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
She said her name was Mary Ann and she came from some place near Strabane
But over here in Melbourne, Ireland seemed so far away
She had a tape of Matt Molloy ten floors up in a lonely sky
I watched a tear come to her eye when she heard the music play
Chorus:
Home away from home!
Home away from home!
Home away from home!
Home away from home!
I won’t forget you Hamburg town and your sad bright lights going up and down
And the black girl that got lost and found in the Dally Dally room
God’s the one I thank she said for my body and my dancing legs
Now my family can be fed in a home away from home
Chorus
I remember Forty Second Street and I couldn’t find a place to sleep
Looking for a bit to eat to keep me from cold
I saw a lonely laughing man beside a burning rubbish can
Waving whiskey in his hand sayin’ “Welcome to my home”
Chorus
It’s so good to be back again and shake the hand of a friend again
I think about you often when the winter winds do blow
You give a meaning to my song and a reason for to carry on
You welcome me with open arms in a home away from home
Chorus
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