The Man From Gneeveguilla

A man from Gneeveguilla the years have left him gray
From Sliabh Luachra in East Kerry he lives so far away
He has been in Australia since nineteen sixty four
Far distant from the byroad to the border Town Rathmore.

The man from Gneeveguilla has turned sixty three
He lives in Blackrock in Victoria a short walk from the sea
With his soul mate of forty years his devoted Aussie wife
They will grow old together their contract is for life.

The man from Gneeveguilla his better days he has seen
His eldest grandchild in the workforce a young woman of nineteen
Forty three years in Australia yet his accent he retain
He brought it with him from East Kerry and with him it does remain.

The man from Gneeveguilla in Blackrock not out of place
With his blue heeler on the sea shore board-walk his is a familiar face
A very friendly fellow and a nice person to know
He came out to Australia more than forty years ago.