Song For Ireland
Walking all the day,
Near tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silverwinged they fly
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw Black Head against the sky
Where twisted rocks run down to the sea
Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
And sang a song for Ireland
Talking all the day
With true friends who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news
Singing songs to pass the night away
Watched the Galway salmon run
Like silver, dancing, darting in the sun
Living on your.....
Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Saw one touch the bow
He played a reel which semed so grand and gay
Stood on Dingle beach and cast
In wild foam we found Atlantic Bass
Living on your...
Dreaming in the night
I saw a land where no man had to fight
Walking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
Lying where the falcons fly
They twist and turn all in your air blue sky
Living on your....
written by Phil Colclough