I was born in Londonderry I was born in Derry City too Oh what a special child To see such things and still to smile I knew that there was something wrong But I kept my head down and carried on
I grew up in Enniskillen I grew up in Innis Kathleen too Oh what a clever boy To watch your hometown be destroyed I knew that I would not stay long So I kept my head down and carried on
Who cares where national borders lie? Who cares whose laws you’re governed by? Who cares what name you call a town? Who’ll care when you’re six feet beneath the ground?
From the corner of my eye A hint of blue in the black sky A ray of hope, a beam of light An end to thirty years of night The church-bells ring, the children sing “What is this strange and beautiful thing?” It’s the sunrise Can you see the sunrise? I can see the sunrise It’s the sunrisingTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
