Daniel O'Donnell Erin Tennessee song lyrics

I left Ireland and crossed the Atlantic

At home once more there was no work to find.

With a heavy heart I had to make that journey

With thoughts of friends and loved ones on my mind.

I landed in New York then traveled southwards

'Cause city life was never meant for me.

I think it must've been God's plan to lead me

To a little town called Erin Tennessee

There I felt I was back in my homeland

Far across the sea

Oh I found a little bit of Ireland

Way down in Tennessee

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Now very soon I met a pretty lady

She set my heart a whirlin' all could see

I wanted her to be my one and only

My southern belle from Erin Tennessee

As we walked the hills I told her of my homeland

Far across the sea

I found love in that little bit of Ireland

Called Erin Tennessee

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We settled on green rollin pastures

It was there that she took my hand

And we lived and we loved and we raised our children

Far away from my own native land

Now I often tell them of my homeland

Far across the sea

But we have a little bit of Ireland

Here in Erin, Tennessee

Yes we have a little bit of Ireland

Here in Erin Tenneseee

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