Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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(I Long To Be Goin’ Where the Shamrocks are Growin’)
A popular song from 1917
Words by Jack Yellen
Music by Albert Gumble

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne

Get the sheet music and accompaniment here:
sheetmusicsinger.com/back-in-tipperary-town

Lyrics

1. “I’m saving all my money” I heard Pat McCarthy say
“I’m saving all my money and I’ll spend it all someday
I’ll spend it on a ticket for a trip across the sea
And when I see this ticket sure you’ll see the last of me

Chorus:
“For I long to be goin’ where the shamrocks are growin’
And the Shannon is flowin’ through the land
To that green little islan’ where the sun’s always smilin’
In the skies above it
Sure you don’t know how I love it
I’ve been a rover but my travelin’ is over
And I’m longin’ to settle down
Where colleen’s eyes are the bluest
Irish hearts are the truest
Back in Tipperary town”

2. “I’m saving all my kisses” I heard Pat McCarthy say
“I’m saving all my kisses just to give them all away
I give them to my colleen, in return for them you see
She’ll give me all the kisses that she’s savin’ up for me

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