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Verse 1

There's four who share this room

We were caught up in the craic

Sleeping late on Sundays

And we never get to Mass

Chorus

It's a long way from Clare to here

It's a long way from Clare to here

It's a long, long way, it gets further by the day

 It's a long, long way from Clare to here

V2:

When Friday comes around

We're only into fighting

Ma would like a letter home

But I'm too tired for writing

Chorus

V3:

It almost breaks my heart

When I think of Josephine

I told her I'd be coming home

With my pockets full of green

Chorus

Bridge

The only time I feel alright

Is when I'm into drinking

It can sort of ease the pain of it

And it levels out my thinking

Chorus

V4:

I sometimes hear a piper playing

Maybe it's a notion

I dream I see white horses dancing

Upon that other ocean

Chorus

It's a long, long way from Clare to here