I've come to the cabin he danced his wild jigs in
As neat a mud palace as ever was seen
And considering it served to keep poultry and pigs in
I'm sure it was always most elegant and clean
But now all about it seems lonely and dreary
All sad and all silent, no piper, no reel
Not even the sun thro' the casement is cheery
Since I miss the dear darling boy, Teddy O'Neale

I dreamt but last night Oh ! bad luck to my dreaming
I'd die if I thought 'twould come surely to pass
But I dreamt while the tears down my pillow were streaming
That Teddy was courtin' another fair lass
Och ! did not I wake with a weeping and wailing
The grief of that thought was too deep to conceal
My mother cried, "Norah, child what is your ailing?"
And all I could answer was "Teddy O'Neale"

Shall I ever forget when the big ship was ready
The moment had come when my love must depart
How I sobb'd like a spalpeen, "Good-bye to you, Teddy"
With drops on my cheeks and a stone at my heart
He says it's to better his fortune he's roving
But what would be gold to the joy I would feel
I saw him come back to me honest and loving
Still poor, but my own darling, Teddy O'Neale

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