Lyrics of Winnie O'Neill in English

Just a boy of seventeen.
Working in the fields of green.
Fell in love with a Newry girl.
She said her name was Winnie.
She could dance and she could sing.
She to me was everything.
We could've two short years when I asked to marry Winnie.
Winnie, will you marry me?
Take me, find me, name O'Neill.
They say there's gold in America,
Far away from the county town.
Jimmy O'Neill, I'll marry you.
We'll take the boat from Liverpool.
From there we'll sail to America,
Far away from the county town.
We were wed and full of hope.
Saved enough to take the boat.
Said goodbyes with tears in our eyes.
We sailed from Belfast harbour.
As the boat began to dock,
We received an awful shock.
All our plans and dreams were gone.
All our money, it was stolen.
Willie, though you've married me,
Took my family name O'Neill.
We can't go to America,
Away from the county town.
Jimmy O'Neill, I've married you.
So let's stay here in Liverpool
For better or for worse,
Far away from the county town.
'Twas a blessing, not a curse
From that rogue who stole my purse.
Built our lives in Liverpool
Without O'Neill, our daughter.
Friends, I sing a song for you,
A storybook of a life so true.
A piece of family history
Told by my own grandfather.
How an acorn grew an oak,
A family tree that won't be broke.
I'm so glad they missed the boat,
Jimmy and Winnie O'Neill.
Winnie,
Will you marry me?
Take my family name O'Neill.
They say there's gold in America,
Far away from the county town.
Jimmy O'Neill, I marry you.
We'll take the boat from Liverpool.
From there we'll sail to America,
Far away from the county town.
Honey, will you marry me?
Take my family name O'Neill.
They say there's gold in America,
Far away from the county down.
Jimmy O'Neill, I'll marry you.
We'll take the boat from Liverpool.
From there we'll sail to America,
Far away from the county down.
Yes, we'll return someday to the county down.
(Dogs barking and howling)