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My Darling Eileen - Various Artists

Oh Eileen

You brought a breath of the old country into the station house

Where you have

Be sure Eileen

Have been feelin' twice as

Irish since you came into our lives

Take it from me

In Dublin's fair city

There's none half so pretty

As pretty Eileen

Take it from me

The mayor of Shannon

Would shoot off a cannon

And crown ye the queen

Darlin' Eileen darlin' Eileen

Fairest colleen that ever I've seen

And it's oh I wish I were back

In the land of the green with my darlin' Eileen

I've seen them all

There's Bridget and Sheila

There's Kate and Delilah

And Moll and Maureen

I've seen them all

Not one can compete with

Or share the same street

With my darlin' Eileen

Darlin' Eileen darlin' Eileen

Fairest colleen that ever I've seen

And it's oh I wish I were back

In the land of the green with my darlin' Eileen

Listen my lads I've something to tell you

I hope won't impel you to cry and to keen

Mother's a swede and father's a scot

And so Irish I'm not and I never have been

Hush you Eileen hush you Eileen

Fairest colleen that ever I've seen

Don't you hand us none of that blarney

You come from Kilarney you're Irish Eileen