Ralph McTell - From Clare To Here

Lyrics

There's four who share this room as we work hard for the craic
And sleeping late on Sundays I 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 grows further by the day
It's a long way from Clare to here

When Friday comes around Terry's only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing

Chorus

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

And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
It sort of eases the pain of it and levels out my thinking

Chorus

I sometimes hear a fiddle play or maybe it's a notion
I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean

Chorus

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

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• Clare
• To
• Here
• Ralph
• McTell

[ZadZadrack]

The man who wrote and sand 'The Streets Of London' way back in late 1960s, is back now doing this song, and it takes me back to the olden days in London when you could listen to Artists Like McTell in Caffees whilst having an inexpensive cup of coffe, or a bowl of Soup, for about 1 Shilling = 5 pence. lol. Ralph always had his special place in British Folk Music.

[Mr1manshow]

I love the emerald isle

[WisterianMist]

I've loved this wistful song for many years and had a magical moment listening to Nanci Griffith's version on my ipod while rolling through Clare on a long awaited visit to Ireland.

[TheGlenmanusskinhead]

@june4783 ty for letting me know that little fact :) i liked him b4 but i like him even more now :) not many soo called stars give us a second look :( its great when someone as great a singer as he comes 2 our little country :)

[Maysey1]

yeah maybe Don McLean shared it well in his song "American Pie"....The day the music died! I would much rather listen to this kind of music than most of the crap on the radio these days. Good comment!

[gubbledenut]

This song was written for Noel Murphy by Relph McTell, they were both living around west london, Putney to be precise.

[dannybarat]

im seeing him 2nite!

[june4783]

This man deserves respect, he came to Belfast where I live when a lot of other artists would not, I have seen him many time and apart from that he has written great songs which we will have for ever, The people in N, I. will always love you for entertaining us in the dark days when other so called artists where too fearful