The Sea Around Us

Lyrics

[Intro] Ah, the next song you should know very well And don't forget you're being recorded! So join in, for God's sake [Verse 1] Oh, they say that the lakes of Killarney are fair No stream like the Liffey could ever compare If it's water you want, you'll get nothing more rare Than the stuff they make down be the ocean [Chorus] The sea, oh the sea, oh, a grá geal mo chroí Long may it stay between England and me It's a sure guarantee that some hour we'll bе free Thank God we're surrounded bе water [Verse 2] Tom Moore made these "Waters" meet fame and renown A great lover of anything dressed in a crown In brandy the bandy oul' Saxon he'd drown And throw ne'er a one into the ocean! [Chorus] The sea, oh the sea, oh, a grá geal mo chroí Long may it stay between England and me It's a sure guarantee that some hour we'll be free Thank God we're surrounded be water [Verse 3] Oh, the Scots have their whiskey, the Welsh have their speech Their poets are paid about ten pence a week Provided no hard word on England they speak Oh lord, what a price for an ocean! [Chorus] The sea, oh the sea, oh, a grá geal mo chroí Long may it stay between England and me It's a sure guarantee that some hour we'll be free Thank God we're surrounded be water [Verse 4] The Danes came to Ireland with nothing to do But dream of the plunder oul' Irish they'd slew "Well, you will in your Viking" said Brian Boru And he threw them back into the ocean! [Chorus] The sea, oh the sea, oh, a grá geal mo chroí Long may it stay between England and me It's a sure guarantee that some hour we'll be free Thank God we're surrounded be water [Verse 5] Two foreign oul' monarchs in battle did join Each wanting his head on the back of a coin If the Irish had sense they'd thrown both in the Boyne And partition throw into the ocean [Chorus] The sea, oh the sea, oh, a grá geal mo chroí Long may it stay between England and me It's a sure guarantee that some hour we'll be free Thank God we're surrounded be water