Sing something Irish to me

Sheet Music printed in Empire News & The Umpire - 01 Oct 1911

A song in Australia once through the bush rang 
A new fashioned ballad some miners there sang
The hearers were pleased at the singer and song, 
And just for one more, every lad there did long.
An Irish boy said "It's enjoyment I find, 
To hear you just sing, but if you wouldn't mind

Sing something Irish to me 
Any old melody 
One of the songs that I once knew, 
Any old Irish song will do
Come back to Erin, 
Tho' its thousands of miles over the foam, 
Sing something Irish to me, tonight 
Twill remind me of home sweet home

To run down old Ireland, some people will try
But Irish I've lived and, sure, Irish I'll die.
My father is Dublin, my mother is Cork.
And I've loved Ireland dear, since the day I could walk.
When I hear you sing, sure, it makes me feel bright. 
I'm thinking of Home and of Ireland tonight 

Sung in the British Halls by Dave Carter, written by the prolific Welsh songwriter, Fred Godfrey.

It was sung as part of a traditional radio broadcast in the late 1930s in Newfoundland.