As the train pulls out today from Derry City A thousand memories linger in my mind Why do I need to go It's such a pity And leave the dear old friends I leave behind As I gaze upon the Harbour I'm recalling Familiar names like Doherty & Coyle Through misty eyes I see the teardrops falling Goodbye to my old Hometown on the Foyle The Spire of Saint Eugene's seems to vanish From that distance oh the city oh so high My childhood thoughts I never want to vanish When I wondered if it reaches to the sky Many thousand miles I'll travel on my journey To a new home on the wild Australian soil But never do I hope to lose the yearning To return to my old Hometown on the Foyle No never do I hope to lose the yearning To return to my old Hometown on the Foyle