Irish Folksongs The Boys From The County Mayo Lyrics

The Boys From The County Mayo Lyrics

Far away from the land of the Shamrock and heather

In search of a living,
as exiles we roam

But whenever we chance to assemble together

We
think of the land where we once had a home:

But these homes are destroyed
and our soil confiscated

The hand of the tyrant brought plunder and
woe;

The fires are now quenched and our hearts desolated

In our
once happy homes in the County Mayo



Long years have now passed
since with hearts full of sorrow

The of the Shamrock we left far
behind;

But how we would like to go back there to-morrow;

To the
scenes of our youth, which we still bear in mind;

The days of our
childhood, it's now we recall them

They cling to our vision wherever we
go;

And the friends of our youth we will never forget them

They too
ar exiled from the County Mayo



From historic Killala, from Swinford
to Calla

Ballyhaunis and Westport and old Castlebar

Kiltimagh and
Claremorris, Belmullet and Erris

Kilkelly and Knock that's famed near and
far;

Balla, Ballinrobe, Ballina and Bohola

Keeloges and Foxford a
few miles below

Newport and Cong with old Straide and Manulla

Charlestown too, in the County Mayo



Then on with the cause
'till our aim is accomplished

Those who would fault us are cowardly and
mean

So stand in the fight 'till the tyrant is vanquished

Expelled
from our Dear little Island of Green

With the foes of our land we have
fought a long battle

Soon they will get their last death-dealing blow

When old Nick has received them, their brains he will rattle

For the
wrongs they have done to the County Mayo



From Galway to Dublin,
from Derry to Kerry

New York and 'Frisco and Boston also

In
Pittsburg, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto

There are stout-hear