Kenneth Peacock has two versions in his Songs of the Newfoundland Outports

Here's Variant A

MY BONNY IRISH BOY

His name I love to mention, in Ireland he was born,
I loved him very dearly, but alas, from me he's gone;
He's gone to Americay, and he promised to send for me,
But the face of my bonny young Irish boy I can no longer see.

It was in Londonderry, that city of note and fame,
Where first my bonny young Irish boy a-courting to me came;
He told me pleasant stories and said his bride I'd be,
But the face of my bonny young Irish boy I can no longer see.

I engaged my passage for New York, and on arriving there,
To seek and find my Irish boy I quickly did prepare;
I searched New York and Providence and Boston all around,
But the face of my bonny Irish boy was nowhere to be found.

I went to Philadelphia, and from there to Baltimore,
I searched the state of Maryland, I searched it o'er and o'er;
I pray that I might find him wherever he might be,
But the face of my bonny young Irish boy I could no longer see.

One night as I lay in my bed, I dreamt I was his bride,
A-sitting on the blue-bell hill, and he sat by my side;
A-gathering of primroses as we did in days of yore,
I awoke quite broken-hearted in the city of Baltimore.

And early the next morning, a knock came to my door,
I heard his voice, I knew it was the lad I did adore;
I hurried up to let him in, I never felt such joy,
And then I fell into the arms of my bonny young Irish boy.

Now that we are married he never shall go to sea,
He knows I love him dearly, and I'm sure that he loves me;
My first sweet son is called for him, is my heart's delight and joy,
He's the picture of his father, he's a bonny young Irish boy.

Farewell to Londonderry, that city I'll see no more,
Where many's a pleasant night we spent around the sweet lone moor;
Our pockets were light, our hearts were good, we longed to be free,
And talked about a happy home in the land of liberty.

Collected by Kenneth Peacock in 1952 from Philip J Foley [1905-1982] of Tilting, NL, and published in Songs Of The Newfoundland Outports, Volume 2, pp.560-561, by The National Museum Of Canada (1965) Crown Copyrights Reserved.

Also available at GEST: http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/17/irishboy.htm