MY IRISH ROSE
In the corner of the pub I stand and raise my glass
and ask the folks to drink a toast to my Irish Lass
the one I left behind - the one with the Irish smile
the one I left behind - the one with the Irish eyes
so raise your glass and drink a toast to my Irish lass
cause hopes and dreams of love and life they all go by so fast
she said oh Jimmy please don't go - you know I love you so
I kissed her lips and held her tight she was my Irish rose
then packed my bags with hopes and dreams and off to old New York
and left her waving on the pier my rose of County Cork
I said someday I would return and marry you my lass
but days and weeks turned into months as years went by so fast
In the corner of the pub I stand and raise my glass
and ask the folks to drink a toast to my Irish Lass
the one I left behind - the one with the Irish smile
the one I left behind - the one with the Irish eyes
so raise your glass and drink a toast to my Irish lass
cause hope and dreams of love and life they all go by so fast
I thought someday I would return with pockets full of gold
but time has not been good to me I'm a penny short of poor
it took me years to find my way back to County Cork
to try and find my Irish lass but she had died the year before
and on her stone the words they read - forever Jimmy boy
I placed a flower on her grave - god bless my Irish Rose
By Vincent J Kelly (c)2000
from the song My Irish Rose
vincentjkelly@yahoo.com
from a song I wrote left it as is ...a song....