[Verse 1] Down by the bend where the river runs bright I heard the world in a reel that night Boot heels drumming on old oak boards And the stars hung low like silver chords She came like dawn through the heather and rain Soft as a song you don’t say the same With laughter caught in the lantern glow And a wild green fire that only few know [Chorus] Oh she’s the fairest lass in the country wide With the moon in her step and the tide in her eyes Mo chroí, mo stór, let the whole world see She’s the song in the hills that was made for me And I’ll follow the tune where the wild winds call For I’ve given my heart and I’ve given it all [Verse 2] The banjos cried like a racing flame Two silver voices calling her name While the fiddle danced like an old ghost tale Through valley mist and the twilight veil She smiled and the night forgot to be still Like time itself bent to her will And I swear on the bones of the old stone land The earth leaned closer to touch her hand [Chorus] Oh she’s the fairest lass in the country wide With the moon in her step and the tide in her eyes Mo chroí, mo stór, let the whole world see She’s the song in the hills that was made for me And I’ll follow the tune where the wild winds call For I’ve given my heart and I’ve given it all [Bridge] Oh she sings in a voice so clear Like ancient rivers that disappear Into new green fields where the old tales grow And only the heart knows where they go Say a blessing low when the fires die down For a love like hers will never be bound It rides with the wind, it runs with the sea And it always comes home when it’s meant to be
