F G C G
oh there’s four who share this room as we work hard for the brass
F G C G
and getting up late on sundays i never get to mass

chorus :
Dm G7 C C/B Am
it’s a long long way from clare to here
Dm Em Am
it’s a long long way from clare to here
F G C Am
oh it’s a long , long way , it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
it’s a long way from clare to here

when friday comes around he’s only into fighting
my ma would like a letter home but i’m too tired for writing
chorus :
it almost breaks my heart when i think of josephine
i promised her i’d be coming home with my pockets full of green
chorus :
and the only time i feel alright is when i’m into drinking
it eases off the pain of it and levels out my thinking
chorus :
i dream i hear a piper playing or maybe it’s a notion
i dream i see white horses dance upon that other ocean
chorus :
it’s a long , long way from clare to here . . . .