Lyrics of It's a great day for the irish

Oh, i woke me up this morning and i heard a joyful song
From the throats of happy irishmen, a hundred thousand strong
Shure it was the hibernian brigade
Lining up for to start the big parade
So i fetched me sunday bonnet and the flag i love so well
And i bought meself a shamrock just to wear in me lapel
Don't you know that today's march seventeen?
It's the day for the wearing of the green

It's a great day for the irish, it's a great day for fair
The side-walks of new york are thick with blarney

For shure you'd think new york was old killarney
It's a great day for the shamrock, for the flags in full array
We're feeling so inspirish, shure because for all the irish
It's a great, great day

It's a great day for the irish, it's a great day for fair
Begosh, there's not a cop to stop a raiding
Begorrah all the cops are out parading
It's a great day for the shamrock, for the flags in full array
And as we go a-swinging, every irish heart is singing
It's a great, great day