The Cadillac stood by the house
And the Yanks, they were within
And the tinker boys, they hissed advice
, ‘hot-wire with her a pin’
Well, we turned and shook as we had a look in the room where the dead man lay
So big Jim Dwyer
Made his last trip to the shores where his fathers lay
And fifteen minutes later
, we had our first taste of whiskey
There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history
The men all started telling jokes and the women, they got frisky
At five o’clock in the evening, every b#stard there was piskey
Fare thee well, gone away, there’s nothing left to say
Farewell to New York City, boys, to Boston and PA
He took them out with a well-aimed clout
And they often heard him say
I’m a freeborn man of the USA
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
He took on Tiny Tartanella and it only went one round
He never had no time for reds, for drink or dice or wh#res
But he never threw a fight when a fight was right, so they sent him to the war
Fare thee well, gone away, there’s nothing left to say
With a sláinte Joe and Erin go
, my love’s in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary
, Spanish wine from far away
I’m a freeborn man of the USA
This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you
I remembered how I swore that I’d come back to you one day
And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill
I told you I’d always love you, I always did, I always will
Fare thee well, gone away, there’s nothing left to say
But say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay
To big Jim Dwyer, the man of wire, who was often heard to say
I’m a freeborn man of the USA
I’m a freeborn man of the USA
I’m a freeborn man of the USA
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