| lyric | The garden of Eden has vanished they say.
But I know the lie of it still.
Just turn to the left at the bridge of Finnay.
And you stop when half way to Cootehill.
,Tis there you will find it I know sure enough.
When fortune shall answer my call.
For the grass it grows green around Ballyjamesduff
and the blue sky hangs over it all.
And tones that are tender and tones are rough
come whispering over the sea.
Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff,
come home Paddy Reilly to me.
My mother once told me that when Iwas born,
The day that I first saw the light.
I looked down the street on that very first morn
And gave a great crow of delight
Now most new born babies appear in a huff
And start with a sorrowful squall
But I knew Iwas born in Ballyjamesduff
And that's why I smiled at them all.
That baby's a man now, he's toil worn and tough
Still whispers come over the sea.
Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff
Come home Paddy Reilly to me. |