Well there's four who share the room and we work hard for the craic
Sleeping late on Sundays and we never get to Mass
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

When Friday comes around Terry's only into fighting
I promised ma a letter home but I'm too tired for writing
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

And it almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I promised I'd be coming home with pockets full of green

And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
Well it sort of heals the pain a bit and levels out my thinking
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

I sometimes hear a fiddle play, maybe it's just a notion
I see the white horses dance upon that other ocean
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way and it gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
A long, long way from Clare to here
A long, long way from Clare to here