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Jean-Marie GENTILHE

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Apr 21, 2002, 4:57:53 AM4/21/02
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Hi,

I am looking for the lyrics of two Irish songs :
"Take this message to my mother"
"Ireland must be heaven"

Thank you very much.

Jean-Marie


Emily

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Apr 21, 2002, 12:20:28 PM4/21/02
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Jean-Marie GENTILHE <gentilhe....@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am looking for the lyrics of two Irish songs :
> "Take this message to my mother"
> "Ireland must be heaven"

Here's one of them:-

Ireland Must Be Heaven, For My Mother Came From There
Words and Music by Joe McCarthy, Howard Johnson & Fred Fischer
Published 1916 by Leo. Feist


I've oft-en heard my dad-dy
speak of Ire-land's lakes and dells,
The place must be like Heav-en,
if it's half like what he tells;

There's ro-ses fair and sham-rocks there,
and laugh-ing wa-ters flow;
I have nev-er seen that Isle of Green,
But there's one thing sure I know.

Ire-land must be Heav-en,
for an an-gel came from there,
I nev-er knew a liv-ing soul
one half as swe-et or- fair,

For her eyes are like the star-light,
And the white clouds match her hair,
Su-re Ire-land must be Heav-en,
for my moth-er came from there.

I've pict-ured in my fond-est dreams
old Ire-land's vales and rills,
I see a stair-way to the sky,
formed by her ver-dant hills;

Each wave that's in the o-cean blue
just loves to hug the shore,
So if Ire-land is-n't Heav-en,
then sure, It must be right next door.

Ire-land must be Heav-en,
for an an-gel came from there,
I nev-er knew a liv-ing soul
one half as swe-et or- fair,

For her eyes are like the star-light,
And the white clouds match her hair,
Su-re Ire-land must be Heav-en,
for my moth-er came from there.


texavery

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Jean-Marie GENTILHE

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Apr 22, 2002, 5:14:25 PM4/22/02
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Thank you very much,

I have been looking for those lyrics for a very long time.

You're lovely.

"Emily" <em...@notreally.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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The Wordman

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Apr 23, 2002, 7:52:42 PM4/23/02
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"Jean-Marie GENTILHE" <gentilhe....@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
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Take this message to my mother - (recorded by many artists)
This version by - Dennis O'Dea 1957

Take this message to my mother

It will fill her heart with joy
Tell her that I've met my Saviour
God has saved her wand'ring boy.

The tears and sorrow I have caused her
How I wish I could repay
But tell her I'll be waiting for her
We'll meet in heaven some glad day

How she cried when I left her
I know it filled her heart with pain
She said, "Son, please don't leave me
For we may never meet again."

Take this message to my mother

It will fill her heart with joy
Tell her that I've met my Saviour
God has saved her wand'ring boy.

Years have passed since that parting
But I know she waits and prays
Soon I'll cross that dark river
Please let her know that I was saved.

Take this message to my mother

It will fill her heart with joy
Tell her that I've met my Saviour
God has saved her wand'ring boy.

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Ireland must be Heaven

This is a real oldie from 1916
Get the lyrics and sheet music here:

http://sheetmusiconline.net/Domain_Music/Choral/ireland.pdf


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