I'll Settle For Old Ireland

They sing about the hills of Oklahoma Or the big Swiss mountains where the yodelers call They sing about the black hills of Dakota But I'll settle for the hills of Donegal With the homesick blues each Irish heart is hurtin' In London California Adelaide And while they're over searchin' for their fortune With a little happiness they've got it made Those songs about the fairest of the sexes Or the belles of Tennessee I've heard before They sing about the yellow rose of Texas But I'll settle for the rose of Aranmore They sing about the sun in California Or the pretty songs of Nashville, Tennessee They sing about the moon in Carolina But I'll settle for the cottage by the lee With the homesick blues each Irish heart is hurtin' In London California Adelaide And while they're over searchin' for their fortune With a little happiness they've got it made Those glossy magazines with pretty pictures Of continental gold and yellow sands But the homeland and her charms they can't depict them I'll settle for the shores of Ireland Yes I'll settle for the shores of Ireland