The Kellys

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