Oh, I woke me up this morning and I heard a joyful song From the throats of happy Irishmen, a hundred thousand strong Sure it was the Hibernian Brigade Lining up for to start the big parade So I fetched me Sunday bonnet and the flag I love so well And I bought meself a shamrock just to wear in me lapel Don't you know that today's March seventeen? It's the day for the wearing of the green........... It's a great day for the Irish, it's a great day for fair The side-walks of New York are thick with Blarney For shure you'd think New York was Old Killarney Begosh and begorragh, every Irish son and daughter Every good old Irish name and their relation They come from Tipperary, Donegal and County Kerry, They are all here to join the celebration.......... There's Connolly and Donnelly, Ryan, O'Brien, McLoughlin and Lynch, Pat Flannigan, McFadden, McPhearson and Finch Hogan and Logan, Fitzpatrick, O'Bannigan, Danny O'Doole and Seamus O'Tool!
(note the Garland version includes a fast paced additional litany of names at this point) It's a great day for the Shamrock, for the flags in full array We're feeling so inspirish, shure because for all the Irish It's a great, great day..... It's a great day for the Irish, it's a great day for fair Begosh, there's not a cop to stop a raiding Begorrah all the cops are out parading It's a great day for the Shamrock, for the flags in full array And as we go a-swinging, every Irish heart is singing It's a great, great day........