An Irish Punk band. Lyrics:
Sail away to the shores of Amerikay
Tacking, freedom bound, from the bailiff and the crown
But we'll come around
To our Donegal Town
When whiskey is all water
And the beer doesn't flow
I'll return to my country
To the home that I know
Far across the ocean
And beyond the mountains high
Lies the land of my fathers
Lies the Emerald Isle
Shore to shore
Till I can't sail no more
Sail away from the shores of Amerikay
Lost and astray, till we find a friendly quay
On our way
To the Donegal Bay
From the docks of New York City
To the hot Jamaican sun
What my destiny denied me
I was taking by the gun
For the Eagle and the Snake
I tried to hold the line
And so became a traitor
To the county that's not mine
Blood and sand
Across the Rio Grande
Sailed away from the shores of Amerikay
To a place where winds blow chill
And the grindstone's never still
On the hill
In my Donegal mill
So day by day, and sack by sack I mill my life away
Years slip away, all my kids are grown and my hair is turning gray
Sometimes late at night I leave the pub and go to the docks
And listen to the sound of roaring waves breaking on the rocks
Wind and sea
I will always be free
So now I sail away, away from this old bay
Lost and astray, till I find a friendly quay
And stay away
From my Donegal Bay
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