Galway Bay Lyrics

The song Galway Bay is performed by Bing Crosby in the album named A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings in the year 2003 .



If you ever go across the sea to Ireland
Then maybe at the closing of your day
You will sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh
And watch the barefoot gossoons at their play

Just to hear again the ripple of the trout stream
The women in the meadows making hay
And to sit beside a turf fire in the cabin
And see the sun go down on Galway Bay

For the breezes blowing over the seas from Ireland
Are perfumed by the heather as they blow
And the women in the uplands diggin' prates
Speak a language that the strangers do not know

For the strangers came and tried to teach us their way
They scorned us just for being what we are
But they might as well go chasing after moonbeams
Or light a penny candle from a star

And if there is going to be a life hereafter
And if I am sure there's going to be
I will ask my God to let me make my heaven
In that dear land across the Irish sea



Bing Crosby - A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings

Apr 2003

  1. I Surrender, Dear
  2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  3. Stardust
  4. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)
  5. Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)
  6. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
  7. New San Antonio Rose
  8. Pistol Packin' Mama
  9. Don't Fence Me In
  10. Sweet Leilani
  11. Blue Hawaii
  12. My Isle Of Golden Dreams
  13. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)
  14. MacNamara's Band
  15. Galway Bay
  16. Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie
  17. Road To Morocco
  18. South America, Take It Away
  19. A Couple Of Song And Dance Men
  20. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  21. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
  22. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
  23. Yes, Indeed!
  24. South Rampart Street Parade
  25. June In January
  26. Pennies From Heaven
  27. I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
  28. Moonlight Becomes You
  29. Sunday, Monday Or Always
  30. Swinging On A Star
  31. The Bells Of St. Mary's
  32. Blue Skies
  33. It's Been A Long, Long Time
  34. I Can't Begin To Tell You
  35. Ol' Man River
  36. You Are My Sunshine
  37. San Fernando Valley
  38. Sioux City Sue
  39. Dear Hearts And Gentle People
  40. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
  41. Jingle Bells
  42. I'll Be Home For Christmas
  43. Silent Night
  44. White Christmas
  45. Red Sails In The Sunset
  46. Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
  47. Far Away Places
  48. Harbor Lights
  49. Around The World (In Eighty Days)

Galway Bay