The Wolfe Tones — Sweet Tralee

(Chorus) The pantries wave on high Far beyond that fertile shore Farewell, you hills of Kerry I never will see you more Why did I leave my home? And why did I cross the sea And leave the small birds singing Around you, sweet Tralee The noble and the brave Have departed from our shore They've gone on to a foreign land Where the wild cannons land No more I'll see the Shamrock That plant so dear to me Or hear the small birds singing Around you, sweet Tralee No more the Sun will shine On that blessed harvest morn' Or hear the small birds singing In a golden field of corn There's an end to every woe And a cure for every pain But the happiness of my darling girl I never will see again (Chorus) Oh, the pantries wave on high Far beyond that fertile shore Farewell, you hills of Kerry I never will see you more Why did I leave my home? And why did I cross the sea And leave the small birds singing Around you, sweet Tralee And leave the small birds singing Around you, sweet Tralee