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Galway Bay

from Irish Eyes by Ricky North

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If you ever go across the sea to Ireland,
It may be at the closing of the day,
You will sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh,
And watch the sun go down on Galway bay.

Just to hear again the ripple of the trout stream
The women in the meadow making hay,
And to sit beside the turf fire in a cabin,
And watch the bare-foot gosoons as they play,

For the breezes blowing over the sea's from Ireland,
Are perfumed by the heather as it blows,
And the women in the uplands diggin praties,
Speak a language that strangers do not know,

For the strangers came and tried to teach us their ways,
They scorned us just for being who we are,
But they might as well go chasing after moonbeams,
Or light a penny candle from a star.

And if there is going to be a life here after,
And somehow I am sure there's going to be,
I will ask my God to let me make my heaven
In that dear land across the Irish sea.

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from Irish Eyes, released March 31, 2013

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Heavy Illusion is a psychedelic rock band from Rhode Island. Led by brothers Ricky and Tyler North, the band has been around in some form since 2003 and has released 6 studio albums.

The sound these days draws from a variety of influences, from the complex and compelling songwriting of Pink Floyd and Talking Heads to the improvisational stylings of Phish and the Grateful Dead. ... more

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