Ireland's a dream Of hope for what the day will bring The land and the sea Is what I've come to trust All that I am Is telling me I should not go And all that I know Is they're telling me I must Reasons to leave Are money and finding better work Reasons to stay Are music and love Reasons to leave Are fortune and fame for what it's worth The reason to stay Is heaven on earth My brothers are ten And sisters I have five Four to one bed Is room enough to grow All that we are Is all that I have ever known And all that I have Will be here when I'm gone I've heard about work up in Boston Laying tracks down to San Augustine Sometimes with an eye for New Zealand I lean