The Hills of Inishowen Declan Nerney
Just lay me where there's God's clean air in the hills of Inishowen
Another day was on its way and soon the sun’s bright glow
Was chasing gloom in shadows from the valleys down below
While here above the perfume of the meadow newly moan
It gently poured its fragrance o’er the hills of Inishowen
I planned that I some day may find a bit of Irish soil
A patch of green somewhere between Lough Swilly and the Foyle
And on that plot I’d build a cot that I can call my own
And hope to find sweet peace of mind in the hills of Inishowen
And when at last my life is past and my final race is won
Oh let me lie in ground where I can face the rising sun
I will not crave a fancy grave, no flowers, no marble stone
Just lay me where there’s God’s clean air in the hills of Inishowen
Just lay me where there’s God’s clean air in the hills of Inishowen
Lyrics Submitted by John Callan