A D B In the east end of London I met an old man Bm E He kept a bar called the horses and tram A D Bm My parents were Irish they loved that dear land B Bm E The cockney he smiled and he shook my old hand [Chorus] A C#m D Bm My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be B Bm E Her hills and her valleys are calling to me E E7 D A Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland A Bm E A Them land of the old folk is calling to me [Verse 2] A D B Near a coalmine in Wales by a roadside cafe Bm E A young girl came smiling and to me did say A D Bm Well my folks are from Ireland me dad he hopes one day B Bm E When he leaves the mines sure we'll go back to stay [Chorus] A C#m D Bm My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be B Bm E Her hills and her valleys are calling to me E E7 D A Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland A Bm E A Them land of the old folk is calling to me [Verse 3] A D B Then I went through the midlands to each city and town Bm E I found there were Irish in each place I roamed A D Bm And I drank and I sang in a pub they called the crown B Bm E With the Birmingham Irish we sang songs of home [Chorus] A C#m D Bm My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be B Bm E Her hills and her valleys are calling to me E E7 D A Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland A Bm E A Them land of the old folk is calling to me [Verse 4] A D B Then I went north to scotland to Glasgow on the Clyde Bm E I met with some young lads said Celtic's our side A D Bm All our folks are from Ireland the island of the green B Bm E That country we love but a place we've not seen [Chorus] A C#m D Bm My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be B Bm E Her hills and her valleys are calling to me E E7 D A Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland A Bm E A Them land of the old folk is calling to me