Irish Song Lyrics 
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John Williams 
When last I saw John Williams the young man full or pride his lovely bride of just 4 days stood shining by his side he laughed and slapped me on the back he said, "Boy oh can't you see? I've seen the last of wind swept bogs and bogs the last of me." the peelers and the landlords and the risings of the moon and if ever I return again 't will be too bloody soon 
CHORUS rich man poor man beggarman, wife sailed away into the night where they landed up no one knows round and round the story goes 
he said, "I'll take my chances in far off New York town" they say there's lots of work there and a good man can't stay down and with my lassie by my side we'll build a better home and when the sea trips over lads we never more will roam so we said farewell upon the key there was nothin' left to do but to pray for John, and his lovely bride and their dreams may all come true 
how I envied you John Williams and your lovely fair haired bride to be sailing on that mighty ship across the ocean wide for she's the finest liner that was ever built by man and they say there's naught can sink her not even God's own hand man's pride can be his own downfall as that great ship sailed from home but I thought I heard the banshee's cry that chilled me to the bone CHORUS