Verse 1: D5 A5 Walking all the day G5 D5 G5 A5 D5 Near tall towers where falcons build their nests D5 A5 Silver-winged they fly E5 B5 G5 A5 D5 They know the call of freedom in their breasts G5 A5 A5 Saw Black Head against the sky D5 B5 D5 G5 A5 Where twisted rocks they run down to the sea CHORUS G5 A5 D5 Living on your western shore B5 D5 G5 A5 Saw summer sunsets, asked for more G5 A5 D5 A5 I stood by your Atlantic Sea E5 B5 G5 A5 D5 And sang a song for I-re-land Verse 2: Drinking all the day In old pubs where fiddlers love to play Saw one touch the bow He played a reel which seemed so grand and gay Stood on Dingle Beach and cast In wild foam we found Atlantic bassVerse 3: Talking all the day With true friends who try to make you stay Telling jokes and news Singing songs to pass the time away Watched the Galway salmon run Like silver dancing, darting in the sun Verse 4: Dreaming in the night I saw a land where no one had to fight Waking in your dawn I saw you crying in the morning light Sleeping where the falcons fly They twist and turn all in your air-blue sky
