Lyrics
[VERSE ONE]
Appalachian mountains we call home
And many forest paths we roam
We breathe the highland air
Beneath a crystal sky
{VERSE TWO]
We know not from what part we came
But we’re connected just the same
Ancestors call from over there
To stoke our Celtic pride
[CHORUS]
We are American, and truly proud to be
Four hundred years we’ve resided here
Among the brave and free
But Irish blood runs through our veins
Tradition fills our hearts
Though Pennsylvania is our home
From Ireland we never part
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[VERSE THREE]
We come from Cooleys, RIleys, and Clays
And we know from earliest days
Our great-grandfathers touched the
Green of Ireland sod
{VERSE FOUR]
And though we do not know them well
Through our genes their stories tell
With every step we take we
Feel the ground they trod
[CHORUS]
We are American, and truly proud to be
Four hundred years we’ve resided here
Among the brave and free
But Irish blood runs through our veins
Tradition fills our hearts
Though Pennsylvania is our home
From Ireland we never part
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
[BRIDGE]
We are aware, and yes we care
We've many more forebears
Whose ancestral home was not
The Emerald Isle
Some were German, some were Swiss,
There's Mexican in the mix
And there's Italian, too, but
We know all the while
[CHORUS TWO]
That we're American, and truly proud to be
Four hundred years since we settled here
Among the brave and free
But we are Celtic in our bones
Irish head to toe
Though Pennsylvania is our home
From Ireland we'll never go
[CHORUS]
We are American, and truly proud to be
Four hundred years we’ve resided here
Among the brave and free
But Irish blood runs through our veins
Tradition fills our hearts
Though Pennsylvania is our home
From Ireland we never part
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[MUSIC COLD STOP]
[A CAPELLA]
[CHORUS THREE]
Irish Americans, we're truly proud to be
Our heritage dates back thousands of years
A Celtic family tree
And though back there we've never been
We know from where we come
Though Pennsylvania is our home
Someday to Ireland we'll run
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