Well I didn't see much future

When I left the Christian brothers school,

So I waved it goodbye with a wistful smile

And I left the girls of Tuam.

And sometimes when I'm reminiscing,

I see the prefabs and my old friends,

And I know that they'll be changed or gone

By the time I get home again.



Chorus:

And I wish I was on that N 17

(Stone walls and the grasses green)

Yes I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green