A Little Bit Of Heaven

Sure, a little bit o' Heaven

Fell out of the sky one day,

And nestled on the ocean,

In a spot so far away;

And the Angels found it,

And it looked so sweet and fair,

They said suppose we leave it,

For it looks so peaceful there!

So they sprinkled it with stardust

Just to make the shamrocks grow;

"Tis the only place you'll find them,

No matter where you go;

Then they dotted it with silver

To make it's lakes so grand,

And when they had it finished,

Sure they called it Ireland !!

Fields of Athenry

(The song playing is my very favorite, and here are the words)

   By a lonely prison wall

I heard a sweet voice calling,

"Michael, they have taken you away.

For you stole Travelian's corn,

That your babes might see the morn,

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."

Fair lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly,

Our love grew with the spring,

We had dreams and songs to sing

As we wandered through the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely prison wall

I heard a young man calling

"Nothing matters, Jenny, when you're free

Against the famine and the crown,

I rebelled, they ran me down,

Now you must raise our children without me."

Fair lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly.

Our love grew with the spring.

We had dreams and songs to sing

As we wandered through the fields of Athenry.

On the windswept harbor wall,

She watched the last star rising

As the prison ship sailed out across the sky

But she'll watch and hope and pray,

For her love in Botany Bay

Whilst she is lonely in the fields of Athenry.

Fair lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly,

Our love grew with the spring.

We had dreams and songs to sing

As we wandered through the fields of Athenry.

May the road rise to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

And rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Remembering you

Kathleen Rose Kerrigan

Mar. 5, 1960 - Mar. 14, 1997

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