A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN
[Keirn Brennan and Ernest R. Ball]
Have you ever heard the story of how Ireland got its name
Well, I’ll tell you so you’ll understand from whence old Ireland came
No wonder that we’re proud of that dear land across the sea
Oh, here’s the way me dear old mother told the tale to me
Sure a little bit of Heaven fell from out the sky one day
And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away
And when the angels found it sure it looked so sweet and fair
They said suppose we leave it for it looks so peaceful there
So they sprinkled it with stardust just to make the shamrocks grow
‘Tis the only place you’ll find them no matter where you go
Then they dotted it with silver to make it’s lakes so grand
And when they had it finished sure they called it Ireland
‘Tis a dear old land of fairies and of wondrous wishing wells
And there’s nowhere else on God’s green earth where there’s such lakes and dells
No wonder that the angels love it’s shamrock bordered shore
‘Tis a little bit of heaven and I love it more and more
Sure a little bit of Heaven fell from out the sky one day
And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away
And when the angels found it sure it looked so sweet and fair
They said suppose we leave it for it looks so peaceful there
So they sprinkled it with stardust just to make the shamrocks grow
‘Tis the only place you’ll find them no matter where you go
Then they dotted it with silver to make it’s lakes so grand
And when they had it finished sure they called it Ireland.
