Lyrics:

Granddaddy Used To Sit Me On His Kneeand Tell Me How It Was In The Old Countryfamine And Floods And Crops That Failedi&ampapos;d Listen For Hours As He Told His Talehe Said &ampapos;there Must Have Been A Curse On The Family Name&ampapos;but He Swore He&ampapos;d Be The One To Break That Chainwith Money He Saved From The Sweat Of His Browhe&ampapos;d Get &ampapos;em Out Of There, Someday, Somehowwell, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Manbut He Dreamed Of Passage To The Promised Landbet It All On A Better Life In Americahe Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck&ampapos;i Can Only Imagine The Look On His Facetickets In Hand, As They Counted The Dayseleven Passports, No Turnin&ampapos; Backdecidin&ampapos; What They Should And Shouldn&ampapos;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&ampapos; But His Shattered Dreamwell, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Manbut He Dreamed Of Passage To The Promised Landbet It All On A Better Life In Americahe Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck&ampapos;granddaddy Told This Story &ampapos;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&ampapos;reilly Luckas The Mighty Titanic, Sailed Into The Sunwell, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Manbut He Found His Way To The Promised Landbet It All On A Better Life In Americahe Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck,danged O&ampapos;relly Luck...&ampapos;