From Clare to Here Duke Special

Well there's four who share the room and we work hard for the craic
Sleeping late on Sundays and we never get to Mass
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

When Friday comes around Terry's only into fighting
I promised ma a letter home but I'm too tired for writing
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

And it almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I promised I'd be coming home with pockets full of green

And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
Well it sort of heals the pain a bit and levels out my thinking
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

I sometimes hear a fiddle play, maybe it's just a notion
I see the white horses dance upon that other ocean
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here