we are heading to a new land,
like nothing we have seen
one part is a desert
the other emerald green
it's hard now to imagine it
but one day we might say
there's less of us in Ireland than in California
to Connecticut , New Jersey
New York and Ohio,
Illinois & Massachusetts
to Iowa we'll go
we'll bring our music with us
and we will dance and say
there's less of us in Ireland than in California
this new land will have Murphys, O’Donnels, McEvoys
there'll be Connors and Fitzgeralds,
and them McCarthy Boys
the Ryans and the Foleys pick their fiddles up and play
there's less of us in Ireland than in California
there'll be Kellys in Kentucky
the Byrnes in Baltimore
the San Francisco Sullivans
O'Briens by the score
Saint Patrick's Christian Brothers
who also when they pray
say there’s less of us in Ireland than in California
Sammy Horner vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass, tambourine
Rhys Duursma drums
Tim Cotterell fiddle
Gang vocals- Kylie Horner, Jon Hirst, Eric Hauck, Mark Hootman, Josh Fitzgerald, Tim Yordy, Samantha White, Mike Weaver, Max Berueffy, Freya Webster , Lewis Webster, Stephanie Cass Holiman, Aidan Mitchell, Thore, Jaron & Timmi Steffan
[Currently more than 66 million Americans claim Irish heritage. I took some poetic license here (about 2.5 million Californians say they are Irish, you get the picture) but the USA has a lot to thank the Irish for to this day.]
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