From Ireland

[VERSE ONE] Appalachian mountains we call home And many forest paths we roam We breathe the highland air Beneath a crystal sky {VERSE TWO] We know not from what part we came But we’re connected just the same Ancestors call from over there To stoke our Celtic pride [CHORUS] We are American, and truly proud to be Four hundred years we’ve resided here Among the brave and free But Irish blood runs through our veins Tradition fills our hearts Though Pennsylvania is our home From Ireland we never part {INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [VERSE THREE] We come from Cooleys, RIleys, and Clays And we know from earliest days Our great-grandfathers touched the Green of Ireland sod {VERSE FOUR] And though we do not know them well Through our genes their stories tell With every step we take we Feel the ground they trod [CHORUS] We are American, and truly proud to be Four hundred years we’ve resided here Among the brave and free But Irish blood runs through our veins Tradition fills our hearts Though Pennsylvania is our home From Ireland we never part [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [BRIDGE] We are aware, and yes we care We've many more forebears Whose ancestral home was not The Emerald Isle Some were German, some were Swiss, There's Mexican in the mix And there's Italian, too, but We know all the while [CHORUS TWO] That we're American, and truly proud to be Four hundred years since we settled here Among the brave and free But we are Celtic in our bones Irish head to toe Though Pennsylvania is our home From Ireland we'll never go [CHORUS] We are American, and truly proud to be Four hundred years we’ve resided here Among the brave and free But Irish blood runs through our veins Tradition fills our hearts Though Pennsylvania is our home From Ireland we never part [INSTRUMENTAL OUT] [MUSIC COLD STOP] [A CAPELLA] [CHORUS THREE] Irish Americans, we're truly proud to be Our heritage dates back thousands of years A Celtic family tree And though back there we've never been We know from where we come Though Pennsylvania is our home Someday to Ireland we'll run [INSTRUMENTAL OUT] [INSTRUMENTAL OUT]