Have you ever heard the story
Of how Ireland got its name.
I'll tell you so you'll understand
Of whence dear Ireland came
No wonder why we're proud of that
Dear land across the sea.
For here's the way my dear old mother
Told the tale to me.
Sure a little bit of heaven fell
From out the sky one day,
And it nestled in the ocean
In a spot so far away
And when the angels found it
Sure it looked so sweet and fair
They said,"Suppose we leave it,
For it looks so peaceful there."
So they sprinkled it with stardust
Just to make the shamrocks grow,
It's the only place you'll find them,
No matter where you go,
Then they dotted it with silver
To make its lakes so grand,
And when they had it finished,
Sure, they called it Ireland.
It's a dear old land of fairies
And of wondrous wishing wells
And nothing else on God's good earth
No wonder how the angels . the shamrock .
It's a little bit of heaven
And I love it more and more,
Sure a little bit of heaven fell
From out the sky one day
And nestled in the ocean in a spot so far away
And when the angels found it
Sure it looked so sweet and fair
They said,"Suppose we leave it,
For it looks so peaceful there."
So they sprinkled it with stardust
Just to make the shamrocks grow,
It's the only place you'll find them
No matter where you go.
Then they dotted it with silver
To make its lakes so grand,
And when they had it finished
Sure they called it Ireland.
