Oh the songs of the Kerry dancers Oh the thrill of the piper's tune Oh for one of those hours of gladness Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon When the boys began to gather In the glen of the summer's night And the Kerry piper's tuning Made us long with wild delight Oh, to think of it Oh, to dream of it Fills my heart with tears Oh the songs of the Kerry dancers Oh the thrill of the piper's tune Oh for one of those hours of gladness Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon