These words are posted in another thread on this song.
It's a great song but seems a bit short and I have an idea there could be a some more to it.
Geordie Hanna sang this version with just the three verses.
Can anyone help with this one?

ERIN'S LOVELY HOME
(traditional)

My father, he being a farmer reared to industry
He had four sons, two men who'd grown, and lovely daughters three
Our land's too small to serve us all so some of us must roam
Our friends may mourn for we'll never return to Erin's lovely home


My father, he sold the second cow and he borrowed twenty pounds
It being in the pleasant month of May we sailed from Belfast town
With thousands more we left our shore in safety to roam
Our friends may mourn for we'll never return to Erin's lovely home


We hadn't been long sailing when fever it seized our crew
Falling like the autumn leaves and overboard were threw
The ocean waves rolled o'er our graves, our bed the ocean foam
Our friends may mourn for we'll never return to Erin's lovely home"

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Also note:

Thread #21965   Message #2613006
Posted By: GUEST,Joxer
17-Apr-09 - 07:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Irish songs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish songs


Re: The post above about the Geordie Hanna song "Erin's Lovely Home:

"My father, he being a farmer reared to industry
He had four sons, two men who'd grown, and lovely daughters three".

I have a recording of Geordie singing this song and the line sounds more like " he had four sons to manhood grown" - it makes a bit more sense to me.

Geordie only sings these three verses but I've always felt there must be a few more verses to this great song, but I've never been able to find any.

Anyone out there with any ideas on this?