Lyrics

Father
It pains me
That I must leave
You
Leaving
My home, the Fianna
And my family

Father
Promise
My word given
A Promise
To return home
To Ireland
some day
Soon

Father, oh father
I must seek venture
All on my own
With Niamh I must leave
As summoned by the king

I have strong feelings for her
That I can’t explain
Nor look away
from her Bonny Face
I need to see what
Adventures await
Me

Oo, Oo, Oo
Father
Promise
My word given
A Promise
To return home
To Ireland
some day

some day