Christy Moore City Of Chicago Lyrics

City Of Chicago Lyrics

To the City of Chicago,
As the evening shadows fall,
There are people
dreaming,
Of the hills of Donegal.

Eighteen forty seven,
Was the
year it all began,
Deadly Pains of hunger,
Drove a million from the
land,
They journeyed not for glory,
Their motive wasn't greed,
Just a
voyage of survival,
Accross the stormy sea.

To the City of
Chicago,
As the evening shadows fall,
There are people dreaming,
Of
the hills of Donegal.

Some of them knew fortune,
And some them knew
fame,
More of them knew hardship,
And died upon the plain,
They spread
throughout the nation,
Rode the railroad cars,
Brought their songs and
music,
To ease their lonely hearts.

To the City of Chicago,
As the
evening shadows fall,
There are people dreaming,
Of the hills of Donegal.