In Ireland o’er the say,

One thing on St. Patrick’s Day does be,

If a boy should be havin’ the luck to see,

He’s safe to climb to the top of the tree,

In Ireland o’er the say.

“For my ould grandmother told me so,

And wisha! but she was the one to know,

In Ireland, in Ireland,

In Ireland o’er the say.

‘To make your fortune now, Nelligan’s Shaun,