O me Mary from Dungloe. Colm Ó Lochlainn Lyrics Oh then fare thee well sweet Donegal, the Rosses and Gweedore, I'm crossing the main ocean where the foaming billows roar, It breaks my heart from you to part where I spent many happy days. Farewell to kind relations, I am bound for Amerikay. Oh then Mary you're my heart's delight, my pride and only care, It was your cruel father would not let me to stay here, But absence makes the heart grow fond, and when I am over the main, May the Lord protect my darling girl, 'till I return again. And I wish I was in sweet Dungloe and seated on the grass, And by my side a bottle of wine, and on my knee a lass, I'd call for liquor of the best, and I'd pay before I'd go, And I'd roll my Mary in my arms, in the town of sweet Dungloe. James Gallagher Lyrics Oh then fare thee well sweet Donegal, the Rosses and Gweedore, I'm crossing back main ocean where the stormy billows grow, And it breaks my heart from you to part where I spent many happy days. Farewell to kind relations, I am bound for Amerikay. Oh now Mary you're my heart's delight, your my pride, my only care, And it was your cruel father That would not let me stray there, But absence makes the heart grow fond, and when I'm over the main, May the Lord protect my darling girl, until I return again. Oh I wish I was in sweet Dungloe and seated on the ground, And by my side a bottle of wine, and on my knee a lass, I'd call for liquor of the best, I'd pay before I would go, And I'd roll my Mary in my arms, in the town of sweet Dungloe. Covers The song has become a traditional Irish staple and it has been covered by an array of artists, most notably by Emmet Spiceland, Daniel O'Donnell, Show of Hands, The Irish Tenors, Phil Coulter, Paddy Reilly, Christy Moore, Tommy Fleming, Foster & Allen, The Johnstons, James Gallagher, Screaming Orphans, and Patrick Clifford. See also List of Irish ballads References 1936 songs 1968 singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Irish songs Songs about Ireland