My heart was warm with family love as i slipped into a chair Beside my uncle john, my daughters 'cross the table there I'd walked the docks in misty rain, a pain was in my legs But i'd seen the dream of kinsmen in the boats of k**ybegs The banter of my uncle and my daughters filled the air and the gunning brothers? next to us were glad that we were there I was kind of quiet listening at the window ledge For the music of the harbor, the birds of k**ybegs Down the coast not far was galway land of joys and kinnamar? at their supper and asleep we would visit? there tomorrow I worried if my words would e'er be sung by irishmen Or out here on the docks?? Like the fish of k**ybegs A radio was playing though we never heard a word But the rhythm of the music was familiar if absurd and harkning intensity? for silence did i beg Oh what a song was playing in the air of k**ybegs I couldn't quite believe it for it sounded rather strange The instruments were different and the key had been changed I reached to turn the volume up then teetered on my legs A girl from tipperary sang my song in k**ybegs