The garden of Eden
has vanished they say
But I know the
lie of it still
Just turn to the left
at the bridge of Finea
And stop when half
way to Coote Hill
It's there you will find
it I know sure enough
When fortune has
come to my call
Oh the grass it is green
around Ballyjamesduff
And the blue sky
is over it all
And tones
that are tender
and tones
that are gruff
Are whispering
over the sea
Come back Paddy Reilly
to Ballyjamesduff
Come home Paddy
Reilly to me
My mother once
told me that
when I was born
The day that I first
saw the light
I looked down the
street on that
very first morn
And gave a great
crow of delight
Now most newborn
babies appear in a huff
And start with a
sorrowful squall
But I knew I was born
in Ballyjamesduff
And that's why I
smile on them all
The baby's a
man now
he's toil-worn
and tough
Still whispers come
over the sea
Come back Paddy Reilly
to Ballyjamesduff
Come home Paddy
Reilly to me
The baby's a
man now
he's toil-worn
and tough
Still whispers come
over the sea
Come back Paddy Reilly
to Ballyjamesduff
Come home Paddy
Reilly to me
Come home Paddy
Reilly to me