Classic Poem

A WELCOME , Sam, throughout the land,
While roaming is your lot; —
Reception warm we give to some,
To you we give it hot!

For ships are scarce, that anchor here,
Can boast a lad like you; —
What is there, Sam, you never tried,
That Handy craft can do?

Your voice, we know it well, Sam, —
We heard it long ago,
In the sweet-souled " angel's whisper, "
Where the " four-leaved shamrocks " grow.

And your merry laugh, we 've heard, Sam, —
The hearty Irish roar, —
We held our sides with Rory , Sam,
And now we cry for More .

'T is a greeting, Sam, unstinted,
That we offer to the true, —
And a welcome, strong and hearty, Sam,
Should meet a man like you.

A WELCOME , Sam, throughout the land,
While roaming is your lot; —
Reception warm we give to some,
To you we give it hot!

For ships are scarce, that anchor here,
Can boast a lad like you; —
What is there, Sam, you never tried,
That Handy craft can do?

Your voice, we know it well, Sam, —
We heard it long ago,
In the sweet-souled " angel's whisper, "
Where the " four-leaved shamrocks " grow.

And your merry laugh, we 've heard, Sam, —
The hearty Irish roar, —
We held our sides with Rory , Sam,
And now we cry for More .

'T is a greeting, Sam, unstinted,
That we offer to the true, —
And a welcome, strong and hearty, Sam,
Should meet a man like you.