There's four who share this room and we work hard for the craic
And sleeping late on Sundays and never get to Mass
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
Oh It's a long, long way, it gets further day by day
It's a long way from Clare to here
When Friday night comes around Terry's only into fighting
His ma would like a letter home but His too tired for writing
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
Oh It's a long, long way, it gets further day by day
It's a long way from Clare to here
It almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I told her I'd be coming back with my pockets full of green
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
Oh It's a long, long way, it gets further day by day
It's a long way from Clare to here
The only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
It eases out the pain of things and levels out my thinking
Oh it's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
Oh It's a long, long way, and it gets further day by day
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 way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
Oh It's a long, long way, it gets further day by day
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here.