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Charlie Robison
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Charlie Robison
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My name is John O'Reilly
And my father worked the fields
In the hills of old Killarney
Where I helped him turn the wheels
My arms grew hard as iron for a boy of 17
And I used my fists for gambling in those wet Killarney streets
Well the ship left for America and I took my pack aboard
Said goodbye to my dear Ireland, said a prayer to my dear Lord
Well, I fought those sorry guineas in the kitchen, they called hell
Well, I fought them for their dollar and those guineas paid me well
Fare thee well fair Dover
Fare thee well your seasons turn
My pockets will be jingling on the day of my return
The day of my return
Oh, c'mon
Well, I fought in New York City and I fought in the Jersey shore
My gut stayed full of whiskey and my bed stayed full of whores
Well they called my right a cannonball and my left they called the same
And I left 'em all lying half in blood and half in shame
Well I met a man on '32 and he stuck out his hand
And he offered me a thousand if I'd fall before his man
Well I said it could be done but only for another two
And he smiled at me and nodded as I stuck it in my shoe
Fare thee well fair Dover
Fare thee well your seasons turn
My pockets will be jingling on the day of my return
The day of my return
They rang the bell two times before I let him have my nose
And I let him work my left until my eye was swollen closed
Then I let loose, a right that they still talk about today
For them guineas didn't know that I had bet the other way
Well they covered every dock and every port there on the coast
Looking for that double-crosser who had turned into a ghost
But I was on a train my friend had rode the other way
And I'll sail from California back to Dublin, one fine day
Fare thee well fair Dover
Fare thee well your seasons turn
My pockets will be jingling on the day of my return
The day of my return
Fare thee well fair Dover
Fare thee well your seasons turn
My pockets will be jingling on the day of my return
The day of my return
C'mon y'all, let me hear ya
Thank you'll so much, we had a great time
Writer(s): Charlie Robison
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