The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew,
O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.


in Spirit of the Nation (Dublin, 1845)


The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.

The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.

The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.

The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.