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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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