[Verse 1]
If your mama had some change
For a five to split in two
I'd be your daddy now
And I'd be here with you
[Verse 2]
We'd laugh and sing all day
With ale and whiskey too
The world would be our dance
A merry life for me and you
[Chorus]
Change for a five dear
Could've made us one
Change for a five dear
We'd have so much fun
[Verse 3]
Through green fields we'd run
In the pubs we'd cheer
Singing songs of old
Raising up our beer
[Bridge]
But dreams are dust now
Change never in hand
Still I sing this song
In this old Irish land
[Chorus]
Change for a five dear
Could've made us one
Change for a five dear
We'd have so much fun