Lay down in the stars, my bonny lass Lay down in my arms, we'll make it last The senses aspire to this far greater time As the rivers flow your heart will be mine She changed my soul with her angel eyes She gave her love to set me free Like the waves of the ocean that come to the shore She'd be loved by me forevermore On the first of May all spring will arise As the garlands of Eireland will be coming alive 'Tis the first day of wonder and the first day of light I'm so glad we've arrived in a freedom so bright So lay down in the heavens, my bonny lass Lay down in my arms, we'll make it last In the parting of old ways, we made our last stand 'Tis the first day of our future in this new land She changed my soul with her angel eyes She gave her love to set me free Like the waves of the ocean that come to the shore She'd be loved by me forevermore We'll change our wisdom through your angel eyes We have sown the seeds for our children's lives For at last the aching has gone far away Bring the future of Eireland to this new day