Kevin Collins From An Island To An Island lyrics

[Kevin Collins]From An Island To An Island 2nd. fret A
[A]MY FATHER LEFT OLD IRELAND, [D]SO MANY YEARS[A] AGO
[E]HE LEFT HIS HOME IN GALWAY, WHERE THE GREEN GREEN SHAMROCKS[A] GROW
HE MET MY DARLING MOTHER[D] ON A BOAT TO NEWFOUND[A]LAND
[E]AND IT DIDN'T TAKE HIM LONG BEFORE, HE WON HER HEART AND[A] HAND
[A]THEY BOTH CAME TO THIS ISLAND,[D] AS HAPPY AS[A] COULD BE
[E]TO SETTLE DOWN TOGETHER, AND RAISE A FAMI[A]LY
THEY BUILT A LITTLE COTTAGE,[D] AND STARTED TO[A] COMBINE
[E]THE GREEN OF THE SHAMROCK, WITH THE GREEN OF[A] THE PINE
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[A]FROM AN ISLAND TO AN ISLAND, [D]FROM THE GREEN TO[A] THE GREEN
[E]THEY LEFT THEIR HOMES TO SETTLE IN, A PLACE THEY NEVER[A] SEEN
THEY EXCHANGED THE HILLS OF NEWFOUNDLAND,[D] FOR THE ONES THEY'D LEFT[A] BEHIND

[E]AND THE GREEN OF THE SHAMROCK FOR THE GREEN OF[A] THE PINE.
[A]AS THEIR FAMILIY GREW AROUND THEM, [D]THEIR EYES SHONE BRIGHT[A] WITH PRIDE
[E]THEY'D GO TO CHURCH EACH SUNDAY MORN' STROLLING SIDE[A] BY SIDE
EACH EVENING ROUND THE TURF-FIRE[D] TO HEAVEN WOULD[A] ASCEND
[E]THE DECADES OF THE ROSARY FOR ALL IN IRE[A]LAND
[A]NOW THE YEARS PASSED BY SO QUICKLY,[D] AND DEATH WE ALL MUST[A] FACE
[E]WE LAID OUR LOVING PARENTS IN THEIR FINAL RESTING[A] PLACE
YET THEY TAUGHT ME TO BE THANKFUL[D] FOR THIS HERITAGE THAT'S [A]MINE
[E]THE GREEN OF THE SHAMROCK AND THE GREEN OF[A] THE PINE.
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