Eyes of Ireland

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Listen now boys, my grandmother said

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I'll tell you a story then off to bed.

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Once was a time, we lived of the land,

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Harvest would come, and we all lent a hand. (x2)

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Winds blew our lives, and scattered our seeds.

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Changing the landscape, from flowers to weeds.

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See in the graveyard the families gone.

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The grandest of tombstones carry them on...

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When you sail from the Harbour,

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It's your last eyes of Ireland. (x2)

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We tended the fire, and fairies appeased

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The flame never died until we had to leave.

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When we were gone, the house tumbled down

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Covered our footprints, we'd left on the ground.

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When you sail from the Harbour,

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It's your last eyes of Ireland. (x2)

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My eyes are now tired and no longer see.

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But visions of Ireland linger in me.

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So carry your past in the rooms of your heart

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and you'll never be empty of love when you part.

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And you sail from the Harbour,

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Your last eyes of Ireland. (x2)