Dear Old Ireland

I lay here dreaming

Dreaming of what home should be

Dreaming of a land of green

What is life like on the other side

Where you don't have to hide or die inside

I dream of a place to be free

A place down by the sea

Where my feet can be bare

And I feel the soft breeze and air

Oh what it must be like

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I can hear the music and the flutes

The bodhran and the whistles

Where people share kisses

And you call her your misses

I want to dance with the lassies and the lads

And spin and dance a reel

And all the love you can feel

I want to be where I can dream

And not have to understand

I want to be in dear old Ireland

Maybe it's not too far away

Maybe it's only a day away

But I can hear it calling my name

As if I'm meant to be there

I want to feel my toes between the grass

I want to be called a lass

I want to be able to relax and think

Where everyone raises a glass and drink

(Chorus)

That is where I want to stand

In dear old Ireland