Erica Peck -- God's Own Country from The Boys in the Photograph

I've had this on my computer for a while and I've debated posting it on YouTube until I finally came to the realization that the world deserves to hear how lovely Erica Peck sings this absolutely beautiful song.

This version of "God's Own Country," performed by Erica Peck as Mary McGuire and Ange Pagano as Protestant Girl, is from the October 22, 2009 performance of The Boys in the Photograph at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Book and Lyrics by Ben Elton. Also heard within the preamble are Tony LePage as John Kelly and Kristen Peace as a Belfast pedestrian passer-by.

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LYRICS:

MARY
Where we live is God's own country,
though it's dirtier and poorer than he planned.
Broken windows, broken lives,
jobless husbands, weeping wives.

It may not look like God's own country,
but God is love and I know he loves this land.
Though it's ragged and it's worn,
it's the place where I was born.

The beauty lies within in God's own country.
It sleeps beneath the soil and 'neath the sand.
It's our mothers and fathers, our heroes and martyrs,
for God's in the people and people are the land.
Each new generation will rebuild the nation,
that's how it's been since our history began.

PROTESTANT GIRL
In the darkness of the night I hear it singing.
The whispering of the wind and rain, it's song.

BOTH
A sublime eternal tune,
to the rhythms of the moon.
These ancient chords were formed in the beginning,
and they sing to me "my country right or wrong."
These are songs we always sang,
no one knows when they began.

MARY
This fair land is God's own country,
and it's Catholic and Republican and free.

PROTESTANT GIRL
It's a Protestant land, part of God's perfect plan,
and we pledge our allegiance to Britain and our Queen.

BOTH
For Ireland is mine and is so for all time,
from the Atlantic Ocean unto the Irish Sea.

Where I live is God's own country.
I was born here and this land belongs to me.
It's in our blood and in our bones.
It's the place that we call home.

The beauty lies within in God's own country.
It sleeps beneath the soil and 'neath the sand.
It's our mothers and fathers, our heroes and martyrs,
for God's in the people and people are the land.
Each new generation will rebuild the nation,
that's how it's been since our history began.

Where I live is God's own country,
though it's dirtier and poorer than he planned.
Though it's ragged and it's worn.
It's the place where I was born.

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Catholic. Protestant. Let us learn to live in love and peace.

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[underwood1232]

ya first comment!

wow erica sounds AWSOME!

nice irish accent sounds so ligit!

i saw this musical... it was AWSOME!

erica and tony were great leads!

and luv this song!!!!!!!!

THANKS 4 THE post!

[leafpool77]

Such a beautiful song! :) And the show itself was great too. ;)

[FlyingHigherForever]

Just saw this musical tonight. Its scary to relive what happened in my own country.

[luluallen]

I was at this show, I thought Id never see this on youtube. Amazing song !!!!! Amazing show :)