5000 Miles from Sligo

An old map I have found, so in thoughts I am bound For old Ireland's green mountains and streams To the land of my heart, through the heart of my land I am wondering tonight in my dreams As I view Sligo Bay and not so far away There's Collooney and the girl I once knew And my eyes start to fill as I think of Lough Gill In this map they have colored in blue Oh, I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo Wondering why I ever had to roam Oh, I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo Pretending I'm on my way back home Tubbercurry is there and there's Ballysadare Ballymote holds old memories for me From the Ox Mountain range to the coastline of Grange There Roscommon to Leitrim you see So from Sligo and home once again I must roam Back along on the Highway 83 And my memory's of gold, in this atlas I fold And return here to reality Oh, I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo Wondering why I ever had to roam Oh, I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo Pretending I'm on my way back home Pretending I'm on my way back home