Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Packed my case in Páirc Uí Chaoimh dawn
Mist on the Lee
Bus yawning on
Mam waved a scarf
“Ring when you land”
Tea in a flask
Brown bread in my hand
[Chorus]
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
Rain on the window
Miles slip away
Songs in my head
Turf smoke in the air
Every bend in the road says “I’ll meet you there”
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
I’m coming home by the long
Long way
[Verse 2]
Pass Mallow fields
Cows in a row
Faraway hills wear caps of snow
Charleville signs
Saints made of stone
Old men debating some match long gone (ah sure)
[Chorus]
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
Rain on the window
Miles slip away
Songs in my head
Turf smoke in the air
Every bend in the road says “I’ll meet you there”
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
I’m coming home by the long
Long way
[Bridge]
Limerick lights
River like glass
Ennis at midnight
Ghosts as we pass
Tuam in the dark
Soft as a prayer
Your name on my lips
Nearly there (nearly there)
[Chorus]
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
Rain on the window
Miles slip away
Laugh on your stairs
Kettle on the boil
Wet coats steaming
Boots kicked off the soil
From Cork city up to Galway Bay
I found my heart at the end of the day
Style
folklively irish folk duetmale and female vocalsdriven by bright tin whistlefiddleand bodhrán. verses stay storytelling and intimate with lilting swingthen chorus opens up with stacked pub-style harmonies and stomping floor energy. add subtle accordion swells in the last chorus for a warmtraveling-home feel.irish folk
Prompt
An Irish Folk Song about Cork City, Ireland to Galway City, Ireland
Credits
Prompt by
SeanFalvey
SeanFalveyGeneratedMar 26, 2026
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