The ballrooms in this country are living proof today Of a man who's now a legend from Wicklow to Galway We love our country music, to us, it's everything It don't matter what they tell you, Big Tom is still the King With fever pitched excitement, country music on our mind I'd drive one hundred miles to hear that voice so warm and kind And I can still recall now, the first time I heard him sing I feel proud to be from Blaney, where Big Tom is still the King You can have your Waylon Jennings or Nashville's Charlie Pride They boast of all their superstars, but for us, it's Tom McBride Oh, Nashville is so far away, it scarcely means a thing But when you're in Old Ireland, Big Tom is still the King ♪ Next time you're down in Wexford or West in old Mayo Don't need to ask them who's the King They chose Big Tom long ago You can ask the stars in Ireland, they say he's got the swing They'd be the first to tell you, Big Tom is still the King You can have your Waylon Jennings or Nashville's Charlie Pride They boast of all their superstars, but for us, it's Tom McBride Oh, Nashville is so far away, it scarcely means a thing But when you're in Old Ireland, Big Tom is still the King But when you're in Old Ireland, Big Tom is still the King