There's four who share this room
and we work hard for the craic
And sleeping late on Sundays
well I never get to Mass
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
When Friday comes around
Terry's only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home
but I'm too tired for writing
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
It almost breaks my heart
when I think of Josephine
I told her I'd be coming home
with pockets full of green
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
And the only time I feel alright is
when I'm into drinking
It sort of eases the pain of it
and levels out my thinking
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day
Oh it's a long way from Clare to here
I sometimes hear a fiddle play
or maybe it's a notion
I dream I see white horses dance
upon that other ocean
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day
Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here.