My heart tonight is far away Across the rolling sea
In the sweet mill town Malbay And it's there I'd love to be
So long ago and far away But nothing can compare
And my heart's tonight in Ireland In the sweet County Clare
T'was in the town of Scarif The sun was shining high
When Willie Clancy played his pipes And the tears welled in my eyes
Many years have passed and gone Since the times we had there
But my heart's tonight in Ireland In the sweet County Clare
My heart tonight is far away Across the rolling sea
In the sweet mill town Malbay And it's there I'd love to be
So long ago and far away But nothing can compare
And my heart's tonight in Ireland In the sweet County Clare
That August in Kilrush When the rain was lashing down
And our hotel was that hay barn On the outskirts of town
We were all sick and feverish And Dolan had the flu
But Johnny produced some whiskey And the sun came smiling through
My heart tonight is far away Across the rolling sea
In the sweet mill town Malbay And it's there I'd love to be
So long ago and far away But nothing can compare
And my heart's tonight in Ireland In the sweet County Clare
The hinchin' in a stymon The scanner and kill key
But best of all was Milltown When the music flowed so free
Willie Clancy in the County Clare I'm never in your debt
For the sights and sounds of yesterday Are shining memories yet
My heart tonight is far away Across the rolling sea
In the sweet mill town Malbay And it's there I'd love to be
So long ago and far away But nothing can compare
And my heart's tonight in Ireland In the sweet County Clare
In the days of Sweeney In the sweet County Clare