I Wish I Was in Ireland

The first thing I remember

When we docked into the harbour

Was the way her arm looked so tender, and so long, so strong

Here we were so wounded, troubled, tired and soon would

Grace the gates of liberty, needin' a job

I wish I was in Ireland

I wish I was back home again

In the land of my kin

I wish I was in Ireland

As a boy with auburn hair

I sat in daddy's rocking chair

And listened to the pipes calling me, from a distant' glen

Whisperin'

And mother who was watching me

Knew I'd need and soon would be

Walking out the front door, looking for much more

I wish I was in Ireland

I wish I was back home again

In the land of my kin

I wish I was in Ireland

On the crowded Avenue

Feeling lost among the new

Makes a heart long for the old things we left, so long ago

Greener fields would never seem

To replace our Emerald green

Life can be changing scene

There's only one home

I wish I was in Ireland

I wish I was back home again

In the land of my kin

I wish I was in Ireland