When I was bore on a Moray shore they hoisted a pint for me.
On a boreen green when I turned thirteen they hoisted a pint for me.
In the Galway sand I became a man and they hoisted a pint for me.
When I left home for the world to roam they hoisted a pint for me.

Hoist a pint for me, hoist a pint for me, hoist a pint for me,
From the Moray shore to the hills of Killarney.

In the old school yard of the Irish Guard they hoisted a pint for me.
I was far away on a Cyprian bay and they hoisted a pint for me.
When I got lost in McCarum dust they hoisted a pint for me.
I was off to find the Parisian Rhine and they hoisted a pint for me.

Hoist a pint for me, hoist a pint for me, hoist a pint for me,
From the Moray shore to the hills of Killarney.

I'll go off today and return tonight and they'll hoist up a pint for me.
We'll fill our guts and they'll raise me up and they'll
hoist up a pint for me.
If I should fall or I stand tall they'll hoist up a pint for me.
When they gather 'round for to lower me down they'll
hoist up a pint for me.