Take me home to Mayo across the Irish Sea
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free
Take me home to Mayo there let my body lie
Home at last to Mayo beneath an Irish sky
My name is Michael Gaughan from Ballina I came
I saw my people suffering and swore to break their chains
I raised the flag in England prepared to fight or die
Far away from Mayo beneath an Irish sky
Take me home to Mayo across the Irish Sea
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free
Take me home to Mayo there let my body lie
Home at last to Mayo beneath an Irish sky
My body cold and hungry in Parkhurst jail I lie
For loving of my country on hunger strike I die
I have just one last longing I pray you'll not deny
Bury me in Mayo beneath an Irish sky
Take me home to Mayo across the Irish Sea
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free
Take me home to Mayo there let my body lie
Home at last to Mayo beneath an Irish sky