5,000 Miles From Sligo Songtext
von Daniel O’Donnell

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 wandering tonight in my dreams

As I view Sligo Bay
And not so far away
There's Killiney 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 five thousand miles away from Sligo
Wondering why I ever had to roam
Oh, I'm five thousand miles away from Sligo
Pretending I'm on my way back home


Tubbercurry is there
And there′s Ballisadare
Ballymote holds old memories for me
From the Aughs mountain range
To the coastline of Grange
There Roscommon to Leitrim you will see

So from Sligo and home
Once again I must roam
Back along the old highway T3
And my memories of gold
In this atlas I fold
And return here to reality

Oh, I′m five thousand miles away from Sligo
Wondering why I ever had to roam
Oh, I'm five thousand miles away from Sligo
Pretending I′m on my way back home
Pretending I'm on my way back home