Oh my lovely rose of Clare you're the sweetest girl I know
You're the queen of all the roses like the pretty flowers that grow
You are the sunshine of my life so beautiful and fair
And I will always love you my lovely rose of Clare
Oh the sun it shines out like a jewel on the lovely hills of Clare
As I stroll along with my sweet lass one evening at the fair
Her eyes they shone like silver streams her long and golden hair
For I have won the heart of one my lovely rose of Clare
Oh my lovely rose of Clare you're the sweetest girl I know
You're the queen of all the roses like the pretty flowers that grow
You are the sunshine of my life so beautiful and fair
And I will always love you my lovely rose of Clare
As we walked down by the riverbank watched the Shannon flowing by
And listened to the nightingale singing songs for you and I
And now to say farewell to hold you true and fair
For I will always love you my lovely rose of Clare
Oh my lovely rose of Clare you're the sweetest girl I know
You're the queen of all the roses like the pretty flowers that grow
You are the sunshine of my life so beautiful and fair
And I will always love you my lovely rose of Clare