... and they called it Ireland
My mother and grandmother sang a song that I can only remember one line to... unfortunately, they have both passed on and I cannot find the song anywhere... can anyone help?
Hello,
Could it be this one?
with kind regards
Peter
A Little Bit Of Heaven (Shure They Called It Ireland)
(Words: J. Keirn Brennan, Music: Ernest R. Ball)
Have you ever heard the story of how Ireland got its name?
I'll tell you so you'll understand from whence old Ireland came
No wonder that we're proud of that dear land across the sea
For here's the way me dear old mother told the tale to me
Shure, a little bit of Heaven fell from out the sky one day
And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away
And when the angels found it, shure it looked so sweet and fair
They said "Suppose we leave it, for it looks so peaceful there"
So they sprinkled it with star dust just to make the shamrocks grow
'Tis 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, shure they called it Ireland
'Tis a dear old land of fairies and of wond'rous wishing wells
And no where else on God's green earth have they such lakes and dells
No wonder that the angels loved its Shamrock-bordered shore
'Tis a little bit of Heaven, and I love it more and more
If you need sheet music, you will find it here: http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/display.pl?record=153.073.000&pages=4
Peter