all the way to galway

if he ever reaches galway

not ever shall they part

he'll kiss the ground as if ever

he never signed no chart

they put me to work in the late dogs watch

our sails in rags 'bove a leakin' hull

well the days are dull an' the nights are hard

i was press ganged here against me will

me thoughts are elsewhere where the life is fair

if he ever reaches galway

not ever shall they part

he'll kiss the ground as if ever

he never signed no chart

we steered our hooker into galway bay

i swept a few grogs at monroe's inn

then i took a piss at the gutter stones

but i got a whack in my drunken head

i got dragged right down to a navy ship

if he ever reaches galway

not ever shall they part

he'll kiss the ground as if ever

he never signed no chart

they put me to work in the late dogs watch

our sails in rags 'bove a leakin' hull

well the days are dull an' the nights are hard

i was press ganged here against me will

me thoughts are elsewhere where the life is fair

if he ever reaches galway

not ever shall they part

he'll kiss the ground as if ever

he never signed no chart

if he ever reaches galway

not ever shall they part

he'll kiss the ground as if ever

he never signed no chart

far away from galway

aye