Rapaire is o'er the ocean flying,
Hi ho, hi ho hum.
It ain't much fun, but it sure beats dying.
Hi ho, hi ho hum.
When he reaches the land of Erin's daughters
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
He'll drink his full of their toxic waters
Hi, ho, hi ho hum

Hi, ho, the Shannon flows,
And Dublin's full of Guinness
He's not the tallest Yank they've seen
And surely not the thinnest.

And when Rapaire to Dublin comes
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
They'll play a fife and beat a drum
Hi, ho, hi ho hum
But when the gardai see his heat
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
They'll snatch his ass right off the street!
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,

Hi, ho, the Shannon flows,
And Dublin's full of Guinness
He's not the tallest Yank they've seen
And surely not the thinnest.

So now Rapaire to us is lost,
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
The law he broke, the line he crossed!
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
And weeps in Mountjoy Gaol 'til dawn
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,
Fending off brutal Leprechauns!
Hi, ho, hi ho hum,

Hi, ho, the Shannon flows,
And Dublin's full of Guinness
He's not the tallest Yank they've seen
And surely not the thinnest.