The Cadillac
stood by the house
and the Yanks
they were within
and the tinker boys
they hissed advice
hot-wire with her a pin
Well we turned and shook
as we had a look
in the room where
the dead man lay
So big Jim Dwyer
made his last trip
to the shores
where his fathers lay
and fifteen minutes later
we had our first
taste of whiskey
There was uncles
giving lectures
on ancient Irish history
The men all started
telling jokes
and the women
they got frisky
At five o'clock
in the evening
every bastard there
was piskey
Fare thee well gone away
There's nothing left to say
Farewell to
New York City boys
to Boston and PA
He took them out
with a well-aimed clout
and they often heard him say
I'm a freeborn man
of the USA
He fought the champ
in Pittsburgh
and he slashed him
to the ground
He took on Tiny Tartanella
and it only went one round
He never had no time for reds
for drink or dice or whores
but he never threw a fight
when a fight was right
So they sent him to the war
Fare thee well gone away
There's nothing left to say
With a sláinte Joe
and Erin go
my love's in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary
Spanish wine
from far away
I'm a freeborn man
of the USA yeah
This morning on the harbour
when I said goodbye to you
I remembered how I swore
that I'd come back
to you one day
And as the sunset came
to meet the evening
on the hill
I told you
I'd always love you
I always did
I always will
Fare thee well gone away
There's nothing left to say
But say adieu
to your eyes as blue
as the water in the bay
To big Jim Dwyer
the man of wire
who was often
heard to say
I'm a freeborn man
of the USA
I'm a freeborn man
of the USA
I'm a freeborn man
of the USA