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My Wide Irish Roads

from The Fun Stuff by Dan Veaner

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Years ago John Kraniak and Dan Veaner rented a car in Ireland. Dan's song chronicles two Americans' experience of driving on a cliff road, about as far north as you can go in the Republic of Ireland.

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As we drove in our car north of Donegal Bay
Driving up past Dungloe and Gweedore
We could not but reflect on the beautiful day
And in truth both our spirits did soar.
The path traced the top
Of a ninety foot drop
And the ocean lay glorious below
When an automobile
With abandon and zeal
Barreled toward us, and fast, don't you know!

My wide Irish roads
The sweetest roads I know
Though we drove at a creep
We knocked off three sheep
On my wide Irish roads...

My wide Irish roads
I really liked them loads
We tried not to hog
But we just missed a dog
When we drove on those wide Irish roads.

Well we fastened our seat belts and tried out a prayer
As we pulled as far left as could go
When the car barreled past us with nary a care
You could feel the cliff tremble below.
As we cautiously crawled the car sputtered and stalled
As we forward resumed at a creep
But we hadn't gone far when our poor little car
Was surrounded by hundreds of sheep.

My wide Irish roads
The sweetest roads I know
That hog sure looked good
When it bounced off the hood
On my wide Irish roads...

My wide Irish roads
Are filled with sheep and goats
We started a row
Drove under a cow
And had milk on my wide Irish roads.

Now the scenery was lovely beyond our belief
And the ocean below us was vast
But we both heaved a monstrous sigh of relief
When we pulled on the highway at last
My heart is still there with the crystal sea air
And the sun setting o'er Tory sound,
But I don't want to drive
I liked being alive
On that grand two-lane highway we found.

My wide Irish roads
the sweetest roads I know
When I fall asleep
I count cows and sheep
On my wide Irish roads...

My wide Irish roads
Are filled with sheep and goats
It just defies words
The size of those herds
Grazing right on my wide Irish roads.

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from The Fun Stuff, released August 24, 2020
"My Wide Irish Roads” (lyrics only) © Copyright 1983 by Dan Veaner

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Dan Veaner Lansing, New York

Dan Veaner has played Celtic harp since 1980. He combines a Celtic and Medieval repertoire with original and other fun songs. He played harp and variety of instruments in various bands, and has recorded five solo albums and performed on several other albums. ... more

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