When The Boys Come Rolling Home

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[Verse 1]
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I always will remember well the day we went away
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Sailin’ out of Belfast in the morning
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Our hopes were on tomorrow as we kissed the girls farewell
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But our dreams were on the day of our returning

[Chorus]
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There’ll be dancin’ romancin’ and never more we’ll roam
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There’ll be rolling in the hay there’ll be whiskey in the tea
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When the boys come rolling home

[Verse 2]
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We safely reached the other side in New York City fair
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In spite of wind and rain and stormy weather
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We all sat down and drank a glass and wished each other well
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And we said we’ll all come back again together

[Chorus]
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There’ll be dancin’ romancin’ and never more we’ll roam
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There’ll be rolling in the hay there’ll be whiskey in the tea
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When the boys come rolling home

[Interlude]

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[Verse 3]
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Well Joe he went to Boston and Sam to Buffalo
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And Pat went out as far as California
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I used to get some letters then but that was long ago
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And they always spoke of Ireland and returning

[Chorus]
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There’ll be dancin’ romancin’ and never more we’ll roam
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There’ll be rolling in the hay there’ll be whiskey in the tea
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When the boys come rolling home

[Verse 4]
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I must be over eighty now my grandson’s by my bed
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And here I’m in Chicago and still scheming
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He says he’ll take me back again to rest my weary head
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And I’ll leave him a legacy of dreaming

[Chorus]
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There’ll be dancin’ romancin’ and never more we’ll roam
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There’ll be rolling in the hay there’ll be whiskey in the tea
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When the boys come rolling home

[Chorus]
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There’ll be dancin’ romancin’ and never more we’ll roam
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There’ll be rolling in the hay there’ll be whiskey in the tea
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When the boys come rolling home