Goodbye Mrs. Durkin - The Irish Rovers

Goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I’m sick and tired of workin'

No more I’ll dig your praties, no longer I’ll be poor

As sure as my name is Barney, I’m off to Califarny

Instead of digging praties, I’ll be digging lumps of gold

In the days when I was courting, I was never tired resorting

To the alehouse and the playhouse, and the other house besides

But I told my brother Seamus, «I'll be off now and grow famous

And before that I return again, I’ll roam the whole world wide.»

So, it’s goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I’m sick and tired of workin'

No more I’ll dig your praties, no longer I’ll be poor

As sure as my name is Barney, I’m off to Califarny

Instead of digging praties, I’ll be digging lumps of gold

Well, I’ve courted girls in Blarney, in Antrim and Killarney

In Dublin and in Kerry, down to the coves of Cork

But I’m tired of all this pleasure, so now I’ll take my leisure

And the next time that you hear from me, I’ll write you from new York

So, it’s goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I’m sick and tired of workin'

No more I’ll dig your praties, no longer I’ll be poor

As sure as my name is Barney, I’m off to Califarny

Instead of digging praties, I’ll be digging lumps of gold

When I landed in America, I met a man named Burke

He told me if I’d stay a while, he’d surely find me work

But work he didn’t find me, so there’s nothing here to bind me

I’m bound for San Francisco, in Califor-ni-yay!

So, it’s goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I’m sick and tired of workin'

No more I’ll dig your praties, no longer I’ll be poor

As sure as my name is Barney, I’m off to Califarny

Instead of digging praties, I’ll be digging lumps of gold

Well, I’m now in San Francisco, and my fortune it is made

My pockets loaded down with gold, I’ll throw away my spade

I’ll go back to dear old Erin, spend my fortune never carin'

I’ll marry Queen Victori', Mrs. Durkin for to spite

So, it’s goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I’m sick and tired of workin'

No more I’ll dig your praties, no longer I’ll be poor

As sure as my name is Barney, I’m off to Califarny

Instead of digging praties, I’ll be digging lumps of gold