Isle Of Innisfree lyrics
Orla FallonMusic Video
I've met some folks who say I am a dreamer
    And I've no doubt there's truth in what they say
    But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer 
    When all the things he loves are far away
And precious things are dreams unto an exile
    They take him o'er the land across the sea
    Especially when it happens he's an exile
    From that dear lovely Isle of Innisfree
And when the moonlight peeps across the roof tops
    Of this great city wondrous tho' it be
    I scarcely feel its wonder or its laughter
    I'm once again back home in Innisfree
I wander o'er green hills through dreamy valleys
    And find a peace no other land would know
    I hear the birds make music fit for angels
    And watch the rivers laughing as they flow
And then into a humble shack I wander
    My dear old home and tenderly behold
    The folks I love around the turf fire gathered
    On bended knees their Rosary is told
But dreams don't last though dreams are not forgotten
    And soon I'm back to stern reality
    But though they pave the footpaths here with gold dust
    I still would choose my Isle of Innisfree 
Song Details
off the coast of County Donegal
in the north of Ireland
Songwriter: Dick Farrelly - composer, poet, and policeman
Brief: Farrelly wrote the song while on a bus trip to Dublin, from Kells in County Meath where he lived. The song is about an Irish emigrant who expresses his love and longing for his native land - Ireland.
The song was first published in 1950. It has been used as a principal theme to the movie 'The Quiet Man', and has been used in the soundtracks of several other films including, Distant Voice (1988), Still Lives (1988), and Breakfast On Pluto (2005)... read more at Wikipedia
Genre: Irish Folk Song
Covers: Foster & Allen, Bing Crosby, The Dublin City Ramblers, Celtic Woman, Maureen Hegarty, Daniel O'Donnell, Tommy Fleming, Charlie Landsbourough, Sean Dunphy, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Tenors.
Featured Artist: Orla Fallon - singer/harpist, formerly from Celtic Woman.
Album: My Land
Released: March 1, 2011
Country: US
Format: CD, Album
Label: Elevation
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