Chorus: Sail away from the Emerald Island, where death is all around. Get aboard the Jeanie Johnston There you'll be safe and sound There you'll be safe and sound.
When the famine was so merciless in the madness of those times The Irish fled their home land to escape those terrible crimes.
Her neighbors could have saved the day but no one seemed to care. They closed their eyes, and turned their heads, but Ireland didn't despair.
Chorus: Sail away from the Emerald Island, where death is all around. Get aboard the Jeanie Johnston There you¹ll be safe and sound There you¹ll be safe and sound.
She took those persecuted. Her spirit matched her role She crossed the Atlantic sixteen times And never lost a soul.
Captain Attridge said, "Come sail away with me To a land that'll treat you fair. We'll sail off to America, And Jeanie will get you there".
Chorus: Sail away from the Emerald Island, where death is all around. Get aboard the Jeanie Johnston There you'll be safe and sound There you'll be safe and sound.
My friends if trouble comes to you And you need help along your trip Go find a Jeanie Johnston to be your saving ship.