[Verse]
I am a rambling Irishman,
In Ulster I was born in,
And manys the pleasant days I spent,
Round the shores of sweet Lough Erin.

For to be poor I could not endure,
Like others of my station,
To Americay I sailed away,
And left this Irish nation.

[Chorus]
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy,
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy.

[Verse]
The night before I went away,
I spent it with my darling,
Three o'clock in the afternoon,
Till the break of day next morning.

But when that we were going to part,
We linked in each other's arms,
For Americay we soon set sail,
A journey without no charms.

[Chorus]
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy,
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy.

[Verse]
And when we reached the other side,
We were both stout and healthy,
We dropped our anchor in the bay,
Going down for Philadelphi.

So let every lass drink to her lad,
In blue jacket and white trousers,
And let every lad drink to his lass,
And take them as life's spouses.

[Chorus]
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy,
Rye, tan, tin, na, na, tan, tin, na, na,
Rye, tan, tin, a nore in a nandy.