Well, here I am from Paddys land, a land of high renown Ive broke the hearts of all the girls for miles round Keady town And when they hear that Im awa theyll raise a hullabaloo When they hear about that handsome lad they call Jack Donahue Cho For Im the boy to squeeze her, and Im the boy to tease her Im the boy that can please her, ach, an Ill tell you what Ill do Ill court her like an Irishman Wi me brogue and blarney too is me plan With the holligan, rolligan, swolligan, molligan bold ODonahue I wish my love was a red. red rose growing on yon garden wall And me to be a dewdrop and upon her brow Id fall Perhaps now she might think of me as a rather heavy dew And no more shed love that handsome lad they call ODonahue Well I hear that Queen Victoria has a daughter fine and grand Perhaps shed take it into her head for to marry an Irishman And if I could only get the chance to have a word or two Im sure shed take a notion to the bold ODonahue
odonahue, irishman, shed, lad, bold