The Hills Around Clonmel-Brian Coll

[ti:The Hills Around Clonmel] [ar:Brian Coll] [al:These Are My Mountains - The Best Of Brian Coll] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Hills Around Clonmel - Brian Coll [00:09.44]On the lonely range in Kansas I've seen the sunflower grow [00:14.73]From the town of Highawatta to the wheat fields of Big Bow [00:20.04]I've travelled through Missouri to the state of Illinois [00:25.27]Since I left my home in Ireland when I was just a boy [00:30.64]Sure in all my years of travelling many wondrous sights I've seen [00:35.91]But I've always kept in memory my homeland oh so green [00:41.18]And I think about my childhood days that I remember well [00:46.54]For I played with my companions on the hills around Clonmel [00:51.79]Sure me heart's in Tipperary for I love each hill and dale [00:57.10]From the famous Galtee mountains to the lovely Golden Vale [01:02.29]And tomorrow I'll be on my way to scenes I love so well [01:07.65]For I played with my companions on the hills around Clonmel [01:13.26] [01:21.03]I've sailed the big blue river with it's water clear and pure [01:26.25]But it hasn't got the charm of my native river Sure [01:31.54]Where we fished for trout and salmon and we watched the morning dawn [01:36.82]And we heard the fox a howling from the sloped of Slievenamon [01:42.11]It was there I met my first love when returning from the town [01:47.32]On the slopes of Kilmamahon for the rescue boats set down [01:52.66]There I put my arms around her and she promised not to tell [01:57.53] [01:58.11]And I kissed her in the moonlight on the hills around Clonmel [02:03.30]Sure me heart's in tipperary for I love each hill and dale [02:08.62]From the famous galtee mountains to the lovely golden vale [02:13.84]And tomorrow I'll be on my way to scenes I love so well [02:19.29]For I played with my companions on the hills around clonmel