thank god for ireland

she will hold you face to face

she will whisper words of praise

and you will never be the same

when she is through

i have loved her all my life

with all my heart and all my might

and i will love her till i die

and that's the truth

she's an old soul

lord knows

you can see it in her eyes

there's a fire burning now

she is strong and she is proud

she is brave and she is loud

there is beauty running through her ever true

she's my family

she's my friend

i'll defend her till the end

and i thank god for ireland

oh i thank god for you

through your highs and through your lows

everywhere your river flows

you'll find trouble

or trouble's finding you

but i love your lion's heart

i love exactly who you are

and when you need me

you know there's nothing i won't do

you're an old soul

lord knows

i can see it in your eyes

there's a fire burning now

you are strong and you are proud

you are brave and you are loud

there is beauty running through you ever true

you're my family

you're my friend

i'll defend you till the end

and i thank god for ireland

oh

i thank god for you

oh

i thank god for ireland

and i think god for you

oh

i thank god for ireland

and i think god for you

you are strong and you are proud

you are brave and you are loud

there is beauty running through you ever true

you're my family

you're my friend

i'll defend you till the end

and i thank god for ireland

oh

i thank god for you

hey!

oh

i thank god for ireland

yeah

i thank god for you

whoa

i thank god for ireland

yeah

i thank god for you