Three weeks ago last Tuesday I left me home in Cork To find me uncle Martin Kelly Living in New York I landed in Hoboken And began without delay To find me uncle's residence Located in Broadway I went to their directory Me uncle for to find But I found so many Kellys there That I nearly lost me mind So, I went and asked directions From a friendly German Jew But he says, "Please, excuse me But me name is Kelly too" And there's Kelly, the barman, Kelly the carman Kelly the sailor who came from Donegal Kelly from Derry, Kelly from Kerry But the Kelly I was looking for, I could not find at all ♪ I travelled up to Boston That city of great fame I heard the Kellys living there Had made themselves a name The Kellys run the statehouse The Kellys run the banks The police and fire department Sure, the Kellys fill the ranks Dan Kelly runs the railroad John Kelly runs the seas Kate Kelly runs the suffragettes And she looks right good to me Well, I went and asked directions From a naturalised Chinese But he says, "Please, excuse me But me name it is Kelly" And there's Kelly from Dublin Kelly from Sligo Little Mickey Kelly Who came from the County Clare Sure, Kelly built the pyramids With good old Galway granite And when Kelly discovered the North Pole Sure, he found Pat Kelly there