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 When law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow;
 And when the leaves in Summer-time read more 
 When law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow;
 And when the leaves in Summer-time their colour dare not show;
  Then will I change the colour too, I wear in my caubeen;
   But till that day, plaze God, I'll stick to wearin' o' the Green. 
 Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave,
 And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save;
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 Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave,
 And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save;
  Not one feeling of vengeance presume to defile
   The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle. 
 O, love is the soul of a true Irishman;
 He loves all that's lovely, loves all that he can,
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 O, love is the soul of a true Irishman;
 He loves all that's lovely, loves all that he can,
  With his sprig of shillelagh and shamrock so green. 
 There came to the beach a poor Exile of Erin,
 The dew on his thin robe was heavy and read more 
 There came to the beach a poor Exile of Erin,
 The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill;
  For his country he sigh'd, when at twilight repairing.
   To wander along by the wind-beaten hill.
    But the day star attracted his eyes' sad devotion,
     For it rose o'er his own native isle of the ocean,
      Where once in the fire of his youthful emotion
       He sang the bold anthem of Erin-go-bragh. 
 Th' an'am an Dhia, but there it is--
 The dawn on the hills of Ireland.
  God's angels read more 
 Th' an'am an Dhia, but there it is--
 The dawn on the hills of Ireland.
  God's angels lifting the night's black veil
   From the fair sweet face of my sireland!
    O Ireland, isn't it grand, you look
     Like a bride in her rich adornin',
      And with all the pent up love of my heart
       I bid you the top of the morning. 
 The groves of Blarney
 They look so charming
  Down by the purling
   Of sweet, read more 
 The groves of Blarney
 They look so charming
  Down by the purling
   Of sweet, silent brooks. 
 There is a stone there,
 That whoever kisses,
  Oh! he never misses
   To grow read more 
 There is a stone there,
 That whoever kisses,
  Oh! he never misses
   To grow eloquent.
    'Tis he may clamber
     To a lady's chamber
      Or become a member
       Of Parliament. 
An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.
An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.
 Whether on the scaffold high
 Or on the battle-field we die,
  Oh, what matter, when for Erin read more 
 Whether on the scaffold high
 Or on the battle-field we die,
  Oh, what matter, when for Erin dear we fall.