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(Em)Oro, oro,

(D)oro Abhaile Michael

(Em)O Ro Se do Bheatha A(D)bhaile

But (Em)find us (D)bloody (Em)work there

 

From (Em)Donegal to the County Kerry,

From (D)Belfast City to the hills of Derry

We (Em)come from Clare, from Meath and (D)Mayo

To (Em)work a(D)cross the (Em)ocean

 

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I (Em)see Rossleare and the Wexford Harbor

The (D)Waterford coast with the fishing trawler

We (Em)crossed Kildare right through to (D)Carlow

To (Em)work a(D)cross the (Em)ocean

 

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I'm (Em)tired of leaving the hills of Galway

I'm (D)fed up with sailing away from Dublin

We (Em)just left Limerick and Cork be(D)hind us

To (Em)work a(D)cross the (Em)ocean

 

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I'm (Em)tired of the tears from me mother Katie

I'm (D)fed up with leaving my sister Mary

And (Em)my father sayin, "Take it nice and (D)easy.”

When (Em)workin' a(D)cross the (Em)ocean

 

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We (Em)don't need the pity of the politicians

With (D)their crocodile tears and useless petitions

Just (Em)give us some work with suitable po(D)sitions

Stop the (Em)exodus a(D)cross the (Em)ocean

 

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