A Little Bit of Heaven-John McCormack

[ti:A Little Bit of Heaven] [ar:John McCormack] [al:The First World War: 100 Original American & British Historical Hit Recordings from the Great War] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Little Bit of Heaven (一点天堂) - John McCormack (麦考梅克) [00:08.20]Have you ever heard the story [00:10.54] [00:11.06]Of how Ireland got it's name [00:13.54] [00:14.13]I'll tell you so you'll understand [00:17.28]From whence old Ireland came [00:20.23] [00:20.79]No wonder that we're proud [00:23.79]Of that dear land across the sea [00:26.74] [00:27.34]For here's the way my dear old mother [00:31.68]Told the tale to me [00:35.61] [00:36.51]Sure a little bit of heaven [00:40.16]Fell from out the sky one day [00:44.87]And nestled in the ocean [00:47.39]In a spot so far away [00:51.84]And when the Angels found it [00:54.54]Sure it looked so sweet and fair [00:57.60]They said Suppose we leave it [01:00.32]For it looks so peaceful there [01:03.61] [01:04.28]So they sprinkled it with stardust [01:07.96]Just to make the shamrocks grow [01:12.43]It's the only place you'll find them [01:15.20] [01:15.78]No matter where you go [01:18.89]Then they dotted it with silver [01:21.33]To make it's lakes so grand [01:24.21]And when they had it finished [01:28.46] [01:29.05]Sure they called it Ireland [01:36.50] [01:43.75]'Tis a dear old land of fairies [01:46.80]And of wondrous wishing wells [01:48.88] [01:49.51]And nowhere else on God's green earth [01:52.90]Have they such lakes and dells [01:55.30] [01:56.16]No wonder that the angels loved [01:59.01]It's shamrock bordered shore [02:02.06]'Tis a little bit of heaven [02:04.09] [02:04.67]And I love it more and more [02:09.33] [02:10.07]Sure a little bit of heaven [02:14.10]Fell from out the sky one day [02:18.87]And nestled in the ocean [02:21.26]In a spot so far away [02:25.99]And when the Angels found it [02:28.52]Sure it looked so sweet and fair [02:31.37]They said Suppose we leave it [02:34.13]For it looks so peaceful there [02:37.64] [02:38.24]So they sprinkled it with stardust [02:42.02]Just to make the shamrocks grow [02:46.83]It's the only place you'll find them [02:49.51] [02:50.13]No matter where you go [02:53.30]Then they dotted it with silver [02:55.73]To make it's lakes so grand [02:58.66]And when they had it finished [03:02.90] [03:03.50]Sure they called it Ireland