Buddy Jewell - O'Reilly Luck Lyrics
Granddaddy used to sit me on his kneeAnd tell me how it was in the old countryFamine and floods and crops that failedI'd listen for hours as he told his taleHe said "There must have been a curse on the family name"But he swore he'd be the one to break that chainWith money he saved from the sweat of his browHe'd get 'em out of there, someday, somehowWell, he never was much of a gambin' manBut he dreamed of passage to the Promised LandBet it all on a better life in AmericaHe said "We'll change our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck"I can only imagine the look on his faceTickets in hand, as they counted the daysEleven passports, no turnin' backDecidin' what they should and shouldn't packBut the baby caught the fever just days beforeAnd the doctor hung a sheet on their front doorFor two long weeks they were quarantinedStranded with nothin' but his shattered dreamWell, he never was much of a gambin' manBut he dreamed of passage to the Promised LandBet it all on a better life in AmericaHe said "We'll change our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck"Granddaddy told this story 'til he passed awayHow the people all cheered from the dock that dayWhile he shook his fist with a tear in his eyeAt the beautiful ship of the White Star LineAnd he cursed his fate and his danged O'Reilly LuckAs the mighty Titanic, sailed into the sunWell, he never was much of a gambin' manBut he found his way to the Promised LandBet it all on a better life in AmericaHe said "We'll change our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck,Danged O'Relly Luck..."
