Song for Ireland Lyrics

Song For Ireland by Mary Black
VERSE 1:
Walking all the day
Near tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silver-winged they fly
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw Black Head against the sky
With twisted rocks they run down to the sea
CHORUS:
Living on your western shore, saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea, - and sang a song for I-re-land
VERSE 2:
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
CHORUS:
Living on your western shore, saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea, - and sang a song for I-re-land
VERSE 3:
Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Someone touched the bow
He played a reel which seemed so grand and gay
Stood on Dingle Beach and cast
In wild foam we found Atlantic bass
CHORUS:
Living on your western shore, saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea, - and sang a song for I-re-land
VERSE 4:
Dreaming in the night
I saw a land where no one had to fight
Waking 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
CHORUS:
Living on your western shore, saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea, - and I sang a song for I-re-land