When St.Patrick arrived in Ireland
It was in total disarray
He was told there were snakes
In every corner of the land
From Cork City
To the Mayo Strand

What Patrick didn’t realise
They didn’t mean the slippery
Reptiles type
They’re talking about the two legged ones
They don’t hiss, but talk and smile


When he tried to spread Christianity
Little did he know
Behind his back was a nest of them
That wanted to put him down below


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They laughed behind his back
When he used the shamrock
To explain the holy trinity

In the name of, the father
The Son, and the Holy Spirit
Was the last place they wanted to be

(Chorus)

Oh, won’t you come home St.Patrick and
Drive the snakes away
For they have returned to Ireland
And it looks like they’re here to stay

For they’re hidden in every county
Their even online with plenty of bad things to say
So, won’t you come home St. Patrick and drive the snakes away


Then, one day St. Patrick stopped off to a special place to pray
There he was told that he was being ridiculed
But, they wouldn’t say it to his face

From that day on, St. Patrick’s mission
Was to clear the land of snakes
To spread the word of Christianity
Without any further delays



He started from the top of Ireland
Malin Head, Inishowen, he didn’t stop
Until every snake in Ireland was at
The bottom of the ocean drowned

(Bridge)

So, remember, that St. Patrick did clear this land of snakes
But it wasn’t a slippery reptile
It was a two legged creature
Apart of the human race

(Chorus)

Oh, won’t you come home St.Patrick and
Drive the snakes away
For they have returned to Ireland
And it looks like they’re here to stay
For they’re hidden in every county
Their even online with bad things to say
So, won’t you come home St. Patrick and drive the snakes away


One more time

Oh, won’t you come home St.Patrick and
Drive the snakes away
For they have returned to Ireland
And it looks like they’re here to stay

For they’re hidden in every county
Their even online with bad things to say
So, won’t you come home St. Patrick and drive the snakes away

Won’t you come home St. Patrick and drive the snakes away
Won’t you come home St. Patrick and drive the snakes away