Song of Ireland

I remember Daddy playing on the violin
Jigs and reels
That he brought from Ireland
And I’m the first born in America, my friend
I have never been there
But someday I’ll take a trip
Across the ocean on a big long silver ship
Hear them sing those songs
I learned from Mama’s lips
I just close my eyes
And I can almost see
Those shamrock hills
And those forty shades of green
And the roots that tie me to a land
I’ve never known
Are calling me home
Are calling me home
Sun shines through my window
Here in Tennessee
God sure made this a pretty place to be
But sometimes
It just don’t feel like home to me
So I close my eyes
And I can almost see
Those shamrock hills
And those forty shades of green
And the roots that tie me
To a land I’ve never known
Are calling me home
Are calling me home
Are calling me home