I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man.
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane.
Well as I went in to a hiring faire in a place the called the Strand
Twas there I hired for seven long years with Brady of Strabane.
And before I signed to work for him he was very nice to me.
He promised me eggs and bacon and he then shook hands with me.
I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane
But I went up to me bed that night to let an awful bawl
For the fleas they made a fierce attack and I got no sleep at all.
When I come down for me breakfast, well what do you think I see?
But a dozen squabbling children saying, Is
there
anything
there
for
me?
I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man.
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane.
Each morning I arose from work at the dawning of the day.
I tend to his cows and horses and feed them oats and hay.
Then off to plough the pastures and plant the spuds and corn.
Each night before I went to sleep I wish I ne'er been born.
I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man.
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane.
I worked on Brady's farm 'till I looked an awful sight
Me bones were pushin' through me skin. I worked from mornin' 'till night
And when I died and passed away old Brady gave a grin.
Said, Hell make good fertilizer, and theres
plenty
more
like
him.
I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man.
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane.
I welcome with me Johnny
And you're with a decent man.
Twas little I knew what I had to do
for Brady of Strabane.
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- Songs for the Wee Folk
- Live In Concert
- Merry Merry Time of Year
- The Irish Rovers 50 Years - Vol. 2
- The Best of The Irish Rovers
- Songs of Christmas
- Greatest Hits
- It Was a Night Like This
- Keeping a Canadian Christmas With Don Harron & Catherine...
- An Irish Christmas
- Still Rovin’ After All These Years
- Gracehill Fair
- Home in Ireland
- The Irish Rovers 50 Years - Vol. 1
- Christmas Greatest Hits, Volume 2
- The Boys of Belfast: A Collection of Irish Favorites
- Come Fill Up Your Glass
- Come Fill Up Your Glasses
- The Boys of Belfast