[Verse 1] From Skibbereen to Bantry Bay, The old road bends through rain and stone; Donndubhán’s name rides westward still, Where Carbery keeps its own. [Pre-Chorus] In fields where generations walked, The grass remembers every name; A Gaelic word crosses the years, And finds the heart unchanged. [Chorus] Céad míle fáilte, come in from the sea, Grá mo chroí, you are welcome with me. Where your song was sung, let it rise once more, Through the fields and the hills of the western shore. [Verse 2] The isles hold stories in their folds, The annals mark the kings of old; Allies stood beside MacCarthy Mór, As tides turned silver, green, and gold. [Pre-Chorus] And though the names grow soft with time, Their footsteps stir beneath the ground; The tongue that carried them lives on Whenever love is spoken aloud. [Chorus] Céad míle fáilte, come in from the sea, Grá mo chroí, you are welcome with me. Where your song was sung, let it rise once more, Through the fields and the hills of the western shore. [Bridge] Let rain return to the furrowed land, Let wild birds cross the bay; The home within the speaking heart Keeps nothing dear away. [Final Chorus] Céad míle fáilte, come in from the sea, Grá mo chroí, you are welcome with me. Where your song was sung, let it rise once more, Through the fields and the hills of the western shore. [Outro] From Skibbereen to Bantry Bay, The old road leads us home.
