Take me home to Mayo

Take me home to Mayo across the Irish Sea.
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free.
Take me home to Mayo, there let my body lie
Home at last to Mayo beneath an Irish sky.

My name is Michael Gaughan, from Ballina I came.
I saw my people suffering and swore to break their chain.
I raised a flag in England, prepared to fight or die
Far away from Mayo beneath an Irish sky.

My body's cold and hungry, in Parkhurst jail I lie.
For the loving of my country on hunger strike I'll die.
I have but one last yearning I pray you'll not deny.
Bury me in Mayo beneath an Irish sky.