Lyrics - My Heart Is In Ireland by Wolfe Tones

In the
East
End of
London,
I met an old man.
He kept a bar called the
Horses and
Tram."
My parents were
Irish.
They loved that dear land,"
The
Cockney, he smiled, then he shook my old hand."
My heart is in
Ireland, it's there
I long to be.
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me.
Though born here in this land, my heart is in
Ireland.
The land of the old folks is calling to me."
Near a coal mine in
Wales, by a roadside cafe,
A young girl came smiling, and to me did say,"
Well, my folks are from
Ireland.
My
Da', he hopes one day
When he leaves the mines, sure we'll go back to stay.""
My heart is in
Ireland, it's there
I long to be.
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me.
Though born here in this land, my heart is in
Ireland.
The land of the old folks is calling to me."
Then
I went through the
Midlands, through each city and town.
I found there were
Irish in each place
I roamed.
And
I drank and
I sang at a pub they call the
Crown.
With the
Birmingham irish, we sang songs of home."
My heart is in
Ireland, it's there
I long to be.
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me.
Though born here in this land, my heart is in
Ireland.
The land of the old folks is calling to me."
Then
I went north to
Scotland, to
Glasgow on the
Clyde.
I met with some young lads.
They said, "
Celtic's our side.
All our folks are from
Ireland, the island of the green.
A country we love, but a place we've not seen.""
My heart is in
Ireland, it's there
I long to be.
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me.
Though born here in this land, my heart is in
Ireland.
The land of the old folks is calling to me."

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