A Little Bit of Heaven – They call it Ireland

This one is by Kate Smith
Her intro is not included here.

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Have you ever heard the story of how Ireland         got it's name?
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I'll tell you so you'll understand from whence old Ireland came
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No wonder that we're proud of that dear land across the sea
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For here's the way me dear old mother told the tale to me
 
 
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Sure, a    little bit of heaven fell from out the sky one day
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And nestled in the ocean        in a spot so far a way
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And when the angels found it, sure it looked so sweet and fair
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They said suppose we leave it,    for it looks so peaceful there
 
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So  they sprinkled it with star dust just to make the shamrocks grow
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'Tis the only place you'll find them     no matter where you go
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Then they dotted it with silver, to make it's  lakes so grand
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And   when they had    it fin ished  sure they called  it   Ire
 
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'Tis a dear old land of fairies and of wond'rous wishing wells
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And nowhere else on God's green earth have they such lakes and dells
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No wonder that the angels loved it's shamrock bordered shore
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'Tis a little bit of heaven, and I love it more and more
 
 
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Sure, a    little bit of heaven fell from out the sky one day
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And nestled in the ocean        in a spot so far a way
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And when the angels found it, sure it looked so sweet and fair
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They said suppose we leave it,    for it looks so peaceful there
 
 
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So  they sprinkled it with star dust just to make the shamrocks grow
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'Tis the only place you'll find them     no matter where you go
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Then they dotted it with silver, to make it's  lakes so grand
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And   when they had    it fin ished  sure  they called it   Ire
 
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