Isle Of Inisfree lyrics

Song information

Artist: Celtic Woman
Album: Celtic Woman

Lyrics

I've met some folks who say that I'm 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 inisfree

And when the moonlight peeps across the rooftops
Of this great city, wondrous though it be
I scarcely feel its wonder or its laughter..
I'm once again back home in inisfree

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 footways here with gold dust
I still would choose the isle of inisfree