Celtic Thunder

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"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"

"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"


When the snowman brings the snow
Well, he just might like to know
He's put a great big smile on somebody's face

And if you jump into your bed
Quickly cover up your head
Don't you lock your door
You know the sweet Santa Claus is on his way

Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day
So let the bells ring out for Christmas

When we're skating in the park
If the storm clouds paint it dark
Then your rosy cheeks gonna light my merry way

Now the frosticals appeared
And they've frozen up my ear
So we'll lie by the fire
'Til the sleep simply melts them all away

Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day
So let the bells ring out for Christmas
(Wish it could be Christmas, oh, I wish it could be Christmas)

Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day
So let the bells ring out for Christmas

Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play, woah, ooh
Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day
So let the bells ring out for Christmas
So let the bells ring out for Christmas

 

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"I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen"

"I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen"


I'll take you home again, Kathleen
Across the ocean wild and wide
To where your heart has ever been
Since first you were my bonnie bride
The roses all have left your cheeks
I've watched them fade away and die
Your voice is sad when e'er you speak
And tears bedim your loving eyes
So I will take you back, Kathleen
To where your heart will feel no pain
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home Kathleen
Your voice is sad when e'er you speak
And tears bedim your loving eyes
Oh I will take you back, Kathleen
To where your heart will feel no pain
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home again
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home Kathleen

 

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"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"


When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next you
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver up, Yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (When I come home), well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow-old, (When I grow-old) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
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Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
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Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna Dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (When I go out), well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (When I come home), yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
da da da (da da da)
da da da (da da da)
Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
da da da (da da da)
da da da (da da da)
Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
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Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
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Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da
And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

 

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"In The Bleak Midwinter"

"In The Bleak Midwinter"


In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow
Snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long ago

Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain
And earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign
In the bleak midwinter, a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ

Angels and archangels
May have gathered there
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss
Worshipped the beloved
With a kiss

What can I give Him?
Poor as I am
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man, I would do my part
Yet what can I give him?
Give my heart

 

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"Ireland's Call"

"Ireland's Call"


Ireland, Ireland

Side by side, we stand like brothers
One for all and all together
We will stay united through darker days
And we'll be unbeatable forever

Ireland, Ireland,
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Come the day and come the hour
Some will live in song and story
We were born to follow our guiding star
And to meet our destiny with glory

Ireland, Ireland,
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Hearts of steel and heads unbowing
Vowing never to be broken
We will fight until we can fight no more
Till our final requiem is spoken

Ireland, Ireland,
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Ireland, Ireland,
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call
We'll answer Ireland's call

 

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"Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears"

"Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears"


On the first day of January
Eighteen ninety-two
They opened Ellis Island and they let
The people through
And first to cross the threshold
Of that isle of hope and tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland
Who was all of fifteen years
Isle of hope, isle of tears
Isle of freedom, isle of fears
But it's not the isle you left behind
That isle of hunger, isle of pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind
In a little bag she carried
All her past and history
And her dreams for the future
In the land of liberty
And courage is the passport
When your old world disappears
But there's no future in the past
When you're fifteen years
Isle of hope, isle of tears
Isle of freedom, isle of fears
But it's not the isle you left behind
That isle of hunger, isle of pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind
When they closed down Ellis Island
In nineteen forty-three
Seventeen million people
Had come there for sanctuary
And in springtime when I came here
And I stepped onto its piers
I thought of how it must have been
When you're fifteen years
Isle of hope, isle of tears
Isle of freedom, isle of fears
But it's not the isle you left behind
That isle of hunger, isle of pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind
The isle of home is always on your mind

 

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"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
Take a look in the Five and Ten
Glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store
But the prettiest sight to see
Is the holly that will be
On your own front door

A pair of Hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Bonny and Ben
Dolls that will talk and go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jenn
And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school to start again

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel
One in the park as well
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the Carol that you sing
Right within your heart

A pair of Hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Bonny and Ben
Dolls that will talk and go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jenn
And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school to start again

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the Carol that you sing
Right within your heart, right within your heart

 

[fox69]

"Just A Song At Twilight"

"Just A Song At Twilight"


Once in the dear dead days beyond recall,
When on the world the mists began to fall,
Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng
Low to our hearts Love sang an old sweet song;
And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam,
Softly it wove itself into our dream.
Just a song a twilight, when the lights are low,
And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go,
Tho' the heart be weary, sad the day and long,
Still to us at twilight comes Love's old song,
comes Love's old sweet song.
Even today we hear Love's song of yore,
Deep in our hearts it dwells forevermore.
Footsteps may falter, weary grow the way,
Still we can hear it at the close of day.
So till the end, when life's dim shadows fall,
Love will be found the sweetest song of all.
Just a song a twilight, when the lights are low,
And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go,
Tho' the heart be weary, sad the day and long,
Still to us at twilight comes Love's old song,
comes Love's old sweet song.

 

[fox69]

"Just Like Jesse James"

"Just Like Jesse James"


You're strutting through the town like you're slinging a gun
Just a small-town dude with a big city attitude
Honey are you looking for some trouble tonight?
Well, alright

You think you're so bad drive the women folk wild
Shoot 'em all down with a flash of your pearly smile
Honey, but you met your match tonight
Oh, that's right

You think you'll knock me off my feet 'til I'm flat on the floor
'Til my heart is crying Indian and I'm begging for more
So come on baby
Come on baby
Come on baby show me what that loaded gun is for

If you can give it
I can take it
Cause if this heart is gonna break, its gonna take a lot to break it
I know tonight somebody is gonna win the fight

So if you're so tough
Come on and prove it
Your heart is down for the count and you know you're gonna lose it
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James

You break the laws of love in the name of desire
Take ten steps back
Cause I'm ready baby
Aim and fire
Baby, there's nowhere you're gonna run tonight
Oh, that's right

Well, you've had your way with love, but its the end of the day
Now a team of wild horses couldn't drag your heart away

So come on baby
Come on baby
Come on baby
Come on

If you can give it
I can take it
Cause if this heart is gonna break, its gonna take a lot to break it
I know tonight somebody is gonna win the fight

So if you're so tough
Come on and prove it
Your heart is down for the count and you know you're gonna lose it
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James

 

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"Katie"

"Katie"


Tumbling curls of green by the stained glass streaming light
And a yellow coloured lampshade used to keep us up all night
The smile upon your face, the tears upon your cheek
And the night sky on the window
Your heart calling out to me.
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
The mirror that won't talk and your nightgown on the door
And the old pedal Singer just don't sing no more
You can roll the reels for hours
From the movie of this book
It's a question mark on this heart of mine
sends an elder back to look.
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Now I'm looking through a tunnel back into the room
With the genius of a Druid when the sunlight floods the tomb
And I'm never going back there I couldn't anyway
And though I made the great escape
I never got away
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye