Welcome Poor Paddy Home lyrics
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Welcome Poor Paddy Home
I am a true born Irishman
I'll never deny what I am,
I was born in a sweet Tipperary town,
Three thousand miles away.
So hurray me boys hurray.
No more do I wish for to roam,
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
Now the girls they are gay and frisky,
They'd take you by the hand,
Saying Jimmy mo chroi would you come home with me
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
So hurray me boys hurray.
No more do I wish for to roam,
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
Well in came the foreign nation
And scattered all over the land
The horse, the cow, and the goat, sheep and sow
Fell into the stranger's hands.
So hurray me boys hurray.
No more do I wish for to roam,
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
Now Scotland can boast of the thistle,
And England can boast of the rose,
But Paddy can boast of his old Emerald Isle
Where his dear little shamrock grows.
So hurray me boys hurray.
No more do I wish for to roam,
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
So hurray me boys hurray.
No more do I wish for to roam,
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
For to welcome poor Paddy home.
Song Details
🎶 Music & Lyrics: Traditional
📝Song Brief: A man's love of country which upon reflection has had a somewhat tumultuous history at the hands of 'strangers'. He is 3000 miles away and looks forward to returning home to everything the great Emerald Isle has to offer - the countryside, the girls, the welcoming faces... and his dear "little shamrock".
📖 Glossary:- Tipperary — A county in the province of Munster, located in the Southern Region of Ireland. Known for its rolling farmland, historic towns, and rich musical tradition, it often appears in emigrant songs as a symbol of home and belonging.
- mo chroi — Irish for “my heart.” A tender expression of affection frequently found in Irish songs and poetry, used to address a loved one with warmth and intimacy.
- stranger's hands — A poetic reference to the English, especially in the context of Ireland’s history of colonisation and land ownership. In folk songs, the phrase often evokes loss, displacement, or the taking of Irish land by foreign rule.
- Emerald Isle — A poetic name for Ireland, inspired by the island’s lush green landscape. It appears widely in songs, literature, and emigrant poetry as a symbol of beauty, memory, and national pride.
- Shamrock — A young sprig of clover, long used as a symbol of Ireland. Traditionally associated with St Patrick, it later became an emblem of Irish identity and pride, especially among emigrants and in folk tradition.
🍀 Genre: Irish Folk Song
👥 Covers: Cathy Jordan & Dervish, Boys Of The Lough, Aodan Coyne, Annmarie O'Riordan, Tim O'Shea, Mattie Connoly.
🎤 Featured Artists: The Makem & Spain Brothers
💿Album: Up The Stairs (pictured).
Released: 2011
Country: US
Format: 14 x File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps
Label: Red Biddy Records
