Daniel O'Donnell 5000 Miles from Sligo song lyrics

An old map I have found

so in thoughts I am bound

for old Ireland's green mountains and streams

To the land of my heart through the heart of my land

I am wondering tonight in my dreams.

As I view Sligo bay

and not so far away

there's Colloney and the girl I once knew

And my eyes start to fill

As I think of Lough gill

In this map they have coloured in blue.

Oh I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo

Wondering why I ever had to roam

Oh I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo

Pretending I'm on my way back home.

Tubbercurry is there,

And there's Balasadare,

Ballymote holds old memories for me,

From the Ox mountain range to the coastline of Grange,

There's Roscommon to Letrim you see.

So from Sligo and home,

Once again I must roam,

Back along on the highway eighty-three,

And my memory's of gold, in this atlas I fold,

And return here to reality.

Oh I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo

Wondering why I ever had to roam

Oh I'm 5000 miles away from Sligo

Pretending I'm on my way back home.

Pretending I'm on my way back home