I listen to this song often,as someone who was lucky enough to have good people round me when I lived in England,I know many who have fallen by the wayside,thankfully I was able to move home,

This is a wonderful song about the men forced to emigrate to foreign shores to survive the bad times in Ireland. God they worked hard and to dull the pain played hard too.

wonderful song Gerry the best emigration song I know of..covers so many aspects of leaving home...this song was written with Gerrys uncle P.J.Kelly in mind. P.J. was killed on a building site accident in 1960s I was at his funeral in Bekan a very sad day.. There are many fine versions of this song but this is the original and the BEST...... Well done Gerry....

As someone who lived away this song will always be special to me, so many still for one reason or another will be alone this Christmas n this song always reminds me how lucky I was to be able to return to my homeland,

Yea, agreed with everything everyone said, I emmigrated in 1989 with 126 pounds and got of the bus and looked right and left and thought Ok which direction should I go at Victoria Coach station in London - only a young girl - its just happening all the time but thank God our young people are least going abroad with an education now. Well done Gerry - brilliantly captured

Great song Gerry very well done,also a sad song,I worked in Scotland and England in the 70's and 80's your song says it all.

A lovely song, it was played on Monday at the funeral of my Uncle Paddy. The words fit perfectly to him and his life

Such a beautiful song Gerry, you sing it lovely, great voice, love it. xx

Its a great song by a great singer and songwriter and nice to see the beautiful river Shannon,good luck to you Gerry,from all in Canada

This is a song that any and every Irish man woman and child will remember and most likely hail as the NEW IRISH national anthem...........FABULOUS. The melody is lovely too. I dont know anything about you yet Gerry......but I have a feeling I am gonna hear an awful lot more very soon...........best wishes for the future

Love this song and the picture that it portrays...my first time hearing Gerry and his easy listening voice

Love this song. Think it is on par with Phil Colter's song, "The Town I Love So Well". It is a song that will have so much meaning to a lot of people that had loved ones forced to travel to England to find work in order to put food on the table. Well done Gerry, brilliant.

My father is a Kildare man who met My mother in the Galti. What a song they both love it too !

nice vidio Gerry love the song ,,spent time in london many years ago can be a lonley place,,,,,a Galway girl

Brilliant !!!! Love this song... Great singer...Beautiful scenery nice to see live version

Lovely song so sad for all those who had to go to foreign shores to work and never came home sang with such meaning well done Gerry

I Love this Fella xxx

@pembrokeshire100 as you can see from the comments, you are pretty much alone in your opinion, but of course you are entitled to it. i am proud to have written this song, and it has changed my life. it is dedicated to my late uncle pj kelly, who was killed in a trench on a building site in england in 1964 at the age of 21 years. thanks for going to the trouble of posting your comment, its sbout the only negative one that i have recieved and it doesn.t bother me in the least

Fantastic Song Gerry, caught you few times live and it you were superb. Well done and keep writing these great songs. everyone over 40 can relate to these and sadly those youngsters can now. Keep up the great work and don't worry about the begrudgers

Very good song very well written well done Gerry

Paddy that’s my name!

Lovely and sad too, and what some have been through is to be appreciated and thought about !

he is a great Singer😏😏😌🙌😭😏😭🙇🙋😎

Beautiful lyrics. Lovely Song.

Great Song Gerry Keep It Up Once Upon A Time That Was Me

great song Gerry well done keep it up...

i love this part it says,youre the rock!

Lovely Singer and Song xx

Gerry this is a great song - may it bring you continued success. Mick Mc

Beautiful song love it so much.. Thank you 😊

brill song ..love it!! I heard it on the Big O show 5fm Newry

Love this man xx

That is a really a beautiful song, and the voice is also outstanding, He should front a band he is well above average .....

I love this song.

Love the song!

Fabulous song Gerry

Thats our dad

love this song

Loved this song so very true

@98dannylfc Not just thumbs up,i remember this time,there were not even take away signs.It was a very hard time Ialways found that sunday was the worst time.this song tells it all,thanks for posting it

Love the song, I was that paddy

Beautiful!!

Excellent - this shows that one doesn't have to mimic an American accent and sing sh**e to be a success in Ireland . Well done sir!

Great song!

ceol bronach ach ceol alainn freisin.go raibh maith agat gerry

Erwin Jentsch love this song

Beautiful song

What a great song and video- does Gerry Carney come from Ballyhaunis beside the railway house on the Claremorris road.

You need to get strings with your first check..... Ha. Good voice.

Where was this video filmed? :)

wonderful song Gerry the best emigration song I know of..covers so many aspects of leaving home...this song was written with Gerrys uncle P.J.Kelly in mind. P.J. was killed on a building site accident in 1960s I was at his funeral in Bekan a very sad day.. There are many fine versions of this song but this is the original and the BEST...... Well done Gerry....