Forty Shades of Green

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea
 From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Dunardee
 I miss the river Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen
 The midlands and the moorlands with their forty shades of green
 But most of all I miss the girl in Tipperary town
 And most of all I miss her arms and hair so long and brown
 Again I wanna see and do the things we've done and seen
 Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar and there's forty shades of green
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 I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churching surf
 I'd love to watch the farmers drain the bogs and spade the turf
 To see again the thatching of the straw the women glean
 I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green
 But most of all I miss the girl in Tipperary town
 And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown
 Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen
 Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar and there's forty shades of green