Ireland's a dream   Of hope for what the day will bring   The land and the sea   Is what I've come to trust   All that I am   Is telling me I should not go   And all that I know   Is they're telling me I must      Reasons to leave   Are money and finding better work   Reasons to stay   Are music and love   Reasons to leave   Are fortune and fame for what it's worth   The reason to stay   Is heaven on earth      My brothers are ten   And sisters I have five   Four to one bed   Is room enough to grow   All that we are   Is all that I have ever known   And all that I have   Will be here when I'm gone      I've heard about work up in Boston   Laying tracks down to San Augustine   Sometimes with an eye for New Zealand   I lean