Oh [G]here's four who share this [D]room as we [G]work hard for the [D]craic
And [G]getting up late on [D]Sundays
I [G]never get to [D]Mass
It's a [Am]long way from Clare to [G]here
It's a [Am]long way from Clare to [Em]here
Oh[G]It's a long, long [D]way,
it grows [G]further by the [D]day
It's a [Am]long way from Clare to [G]here
When Friday comes around he's only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing
Chorus
It almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I promised her I'd be coming home with my pockets full of green
Chorus
And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
It eases off the pain of it and levels out my thinking
Chorus
I dream I hear a piper playing or maybe it's a notion
I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean
Chorus
It's a long, long way from Clare to here.
