Its A Great Day For The Irish - Ruby Murray

Oh i woke me up this morning

And i heard a joyful song

From the throats of happy irishmen

A hundred thousand strong

Shure it was the hibernian brigade

Lining up for to start the big parade

So i fetched me sunday bonnet and the flag i love so well

And i bought meself a shamrock just to wear in me lapel

Don't you know that today's march seventeen

It's the day for the wearing of the green

It's a great day for the irish

It's a great day for fair

The sidewalks of new york are thick with blarney

For shure you'd think new york was old killarney

It's a great day for the shamrock

For the flags in full array

We're feeling so inspirish

Shure because for all the irish

It's a great great day

Begosh there's not a cop to stop a raiding

Begorrah all the cops are out parading

It's a great day for the shamrock

For the flags in full array

And as we go a swinging

Every irish heart is singing

It's a great great day