C G C G C F C G C
CI can hear the Gbells of CDublin
in this lonely Gwaiting Croom
And the Fpaperboys are Csingin' in the Grain
Not too Clong befGore they Ctake us
to the airport and Gthe Cnoise
To Fget on board a Ctrans at-G-lantic Cplane
We've got Gnothin' left to stay for,
We had Fno more left to Csay
And there Fisn't any Cwork for us to Gdo
So fareCwell ye Gboys and Cgirls;
Another bloody GFlight of CEarls
Our best Fasset is Cour best Gexport, Ctoo....
F C G C
CIt's not murder, Gfear or Cfamine
that makes us Gleave this Ctime
We're not Fgoing to join Mc-C-Alpine's Fus-G-ileers
We've got Cbrains, and Gwe've got Cvisions;
we've got edu-G-cation, Ctoo!
But we Fjust can't throw a-C-way these Gprecious Cyears
So we Gwalk the streets of London,
And the Fstreets of Balti-C-more
And we Fmeet at night in Cseveral Boston Gbars
We're the Cleaders Gof the Cfuture
But we're far a-G-way from Chome
And we Fdream of you be-C-neath the GIrish Cstars
F C G C
AsC we look on El-G-lis Is-C-land,
and the Lady Gin the Cbay
And ManFhattan turns to Cface another GSunday
We just Cwonder Gwhat you're Cdoing
to bring us Gall back Chome
As Fwe look forward Cto a-G-nother CMonday
Because it's Gnot the work that scares us
We don't Fmind an honest Cjob
And we Fknow things will get Cbetter once a-G-gain
So a Cthousand Gtimes aCdieu, We've got Bono Gand CU2
All we're Fmissin' is the CGuinness, Gand the Crain
F C G C
CSo switch off your Gnew comCputers
cause the writing's Gon the Cwall
We're Fleaving as our Cfathers did be-G-fore
Take a Clook at GDublin Cairport,
or the boat that Gleaves North CWall
There'll be Fno Youth Unemp-C-loyment Gany Cmore
Because we're Gover here in Queensland,
And in Fparts of New South CWales
We're Fon the seas and Cairways and the Gtrains
But if Cwe see Gbetter Cdays,
Those big airplanes Ggo both Cways
And we'll Fall be comin' Cback to Gyou a-C-gain!FC