Daniel O'Donnell

[fox69]

"Irish Eyes"

"Irish Eyes"


The moonlight on the Shannon
Is a sight to see
The sunlight on Kilarny's inn
Means home sweet home to me.

Of natures many blessing
On this emerald isle
I'd give them all to see again
Your smiling Irish eyes.

To stroll again through Ansun's land
And see the water fall
To sleep beneath misage hills
In dear old Donegal.

Or walk the shores of Erin
And hear the seagulls cry
But most of all to look into
Your lovely Irish eyes.

To hear again those standing bells
Ringing heavenly
Beside the laughing water
Of your lovely lee.

Or listen to the ocean
And the wind that sighs
But most of all to see again
Your smiling Irish eyes.

[Instrumental]

In dreams I see your angel's wings
That breaks my lonely heart
The memory when I told you
We would have to part.

I can't forget that morning
When we said goodbye
I can't forget those teardrops
In you Irish eyes

I love you and I need you
My lovely Irish eyes...

 

[fox69]

"Is Anybody Going To San Antone"

"Is Anybody Going To San Antone"


Rain dripping off the brim of my hat
Is sure is cold today
An' here I am walking down Sixty Six
Wish she hadn't done me that way

Sleeping under a table in a roadside park
A man could wake up dead
But it sure seems warmer than it did
Sleeping in our king sized bed

Is anybody going to San Antone
Or Phoenix, Arizona
Any place is all right as long as I
Can forget I've ever known here

Wind whipping down the neck of my shirt
Like I ain't got nothing on
But I'd rather fight the wind and rain
Than what I've been fighting at home

Yonder comes a truck with the U.S. Mail
People writing letters back home
Tomorrow she'll probably want me back
But I'll be just as gone

Is anybody going to San Antone
Or Phoenix, Arizona
Any place is all right as long as I
Can forget I've ever known here
Any place is all right as long as I
Can forget I've ever known her

 

[fox69]

"Is This The Way To Amarillo"

"Is This The Way To Amarillo"


When the day is dawnin'
On a Texas Sunday mornin'
How I long to be there
With Marie who's waitin' for me there.
Ev'ry lonely city where I hang my hat
Ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at.

Is this the way to Amarillo?
Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow
Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me.
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weepin' like a willow
Cryin' over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
And Marie who waits for me.

There's a church bell ringin'
Hear the sound of joy that it's singin'
For the sweet Maria
And the guy who's comin' to see her.
Just beyond the highway
Lies an open plain
And it keeps me goin'
Through the wind and rain.

Is this the way to Amarillo?
Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow
Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me.
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weepin' like a willow
Cryin' over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
And Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
And Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
And Marie who waits for me.

 

[fox69]

"Isle Of Innisfree"

"Isle Of Innisfree"


I've met some folk who say that I'm a dreamer
And I've no doubt there's truth in what they say
For sure a body's bound to be a dreamer
When all the the things he loves are far away.

And precious things are dreams unto an exile
They take him through a land across sea
Especially when it happens he's in exile
From that dear lovely Isle of Innisfree.

And when the moonlight peeps across the rooftops
Of this great city, wondrous though it be
I scarcely feel the beauty or the magic
I'm once again back home in Inisfree.

[Instrumental]

I wander o'er green hills and dreamy valleys
And find a peace no other land could know
I hear the birds make music fit for angels
And see the rivers laughing as they flow.

And then into a humble shack I wander
My own sweet home and tenderly behold
The folks I love around the turf fire gathered
On bended knees, their rosary is told.

But dreams don't last though dreams are not forgotten
When we are back to stern reality.
And though they pave the footways here with gold dust
I still would choose the Isle of Inisfree.

I still would choose the Isle of Inisfree...

 

[fox69]

"It Comes And Goes"

"It Comes And Goes"


Everybody asks if I still love you
And if you're still on my mind
They ask me to tell 'em 'bout my broken heart
And I tell 'em that I'm feeling fine
I lie a little bit, and I proudly say
Our book of love is closed
And your memory never bothers me
And when it does it comes and goes

[Chorus:]
It comes and goes all right
Comes every morning and it goes all night
I save a lot of pride and I haven't really lied
I just tell 'em that it comes and goes

Everybody asks if I cried when you left me
And if I've cried for you since
They hope I have so they can all get together
And laugh it up at my expense

So I lie a little bit and I proudly say
Not one tear drop flows
When there is a little pain it's not a constant thing
It kinda just comes and goes

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"


There you go and baby here am I
Oh well, you left me here so I could sit and cry
Will you apologize what have you done to me
Well, I guess it doesn't matter anymore.

Do you remember baby last September
How you held me tight each and every night
You was so dazy how you drove me crazy
But I guess it doesn't matter anymore.

There's no use in me a cryin'
I've done everything and now I'm sick of tryin'
I've thrown away my nights
And wasted all my days over you.

You go your way and I'll go mine
Now and forever till the end of time
I'll find somebody new baby we'll say we're through
You won't matter anymore.

[Instrumental]

There's no use in me a cryin'
I've done everything and now I'm sick of tryin'
I've thrown away my nights
And wasted all my days over you.

You go your way and I'll go mine
Now and forever till the end of time
I'll find somebody new baby we'll say we're through
You won't matter anymore.

No, You won't matter anymore.
I guess it doesn't matter anymore...

 

[fox69]

"It Is No Secret"

"It Is No Secret"


Footsteps walking with me,
Footsteps I can not see.
But every move I make,
And every step I take.
I Know he's there with me.

They walk with me all the way,
Beside me day by day.
Through good and bad,
Through happy and sad.
Those footsteps won't go away.

I'll never walk in life alone,
There will always be someone there.
I know he won't let me down,

He's with me everywhere.
The special things in life I've done,
Have been through him and his love.
I've been blessed in so many ways,
Thanks to the LORD above

I think that my life's been planned,
By the one whose guiding me.

When I'm led by the hand,
Of someone I can't see.
I'm not always sure where to go,
That's when I follow his lead.
I know the pathway that he shows,
Will help me to succeed.

Footsteps walking with me,
Footsteps I cannot see.
But every move I make,
And every step I take.
I know they're there with me.

 

[fox69]

"It Keeps Right On A Hurting"

"It Keeps Right On A Hurting"


I cry myself to sleep each night wishing
I could hold you tight life seems so empty
Since you went away the pillow where you
Lay your head now holds my lonely tear drops instead
And It Keeps Right On A Hurting since you're gone

Yes It Keeps Right On A Hurting every minute of the day
Every hour that your away I feel so lon-ely and
I can't help it I don't think I can go on
And It Keeps Right On A Hurting since you're gone

They say a man should never cry but when I see you
Passing by my heart breaks down and cries a million tears
You broke my heart and set me free but you forgot your memories
And It Keeps Right On A Hurting since you're gone

Yes It Keeps Right On A Hurting since you're gone

 

[fox69]

"Jail House Rock"

"Jail House Rock"


The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
The joint was jumpin' and the band began to swing
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

[Chorus:]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

[Chorus]

Number forty-seven said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"

[Chorus]

The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"

[Chorus]

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake
No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break"
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks"

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Just A Closer Walk With Thee"

"Just A Closer Walk With Thee"


I am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long as I walk
Let me walk close to Thee.

Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus, is my plea
Daily walking close to Thee
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Through this world of toil and snares
If I falter Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.

When my feeble life is o'er
Time for me will be no more
Guide me gently, safely o'er
To Thy kingdoms shore, to Thy shore.

Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus, is my plea
Daily walking close to Thee
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Daily walking close to Thee
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.