Doonaree

Doonaree - Connie Foley

Oh to be in Doonaree

With the sweetheart I once knew

To stroll in the shade of the leafy glade

Where the rhododendrons grew

To sit with my love on the bridge

Above a rippling waterfall

To go back home never more to roam

Is my dearest wish of all

If you ever go to Ireland

I'm sure you will agree

To take the road from Dublin town

Way down to Doonaree

And when you'll find the wishing well

Beyond the chestnut tree

Beneath the spell of the wishing well

Will you make this wish for me

Oh to be in Doonaree

With the sweetheart I once knew

To stroll in the shade of the leafy glade

Where the rhododendrons bloom

To sit with my love on the bridge

Above a rippling waterfall

To go back home never more to roam

Is my dearest wish of all

And if you take the hilly path

To the woods where bluebells grow

Where we as barefoot children played

So many years ago

You'll find a slumbering castle there

Enshrined in memory

Beneath the spell of the wishing well

Will you make this wish for me

Oh to be in Doonaree

With the sweetheart I once knew

To stroll in the shade of the leafy glade

Where the rhododendrons bloom

To sit with my love on the bridge

Above a rippling waterfall

To go back home never more to roam

Is my dearest wish of all