For St. Patrick's Day

An old song we used to have on 78rpm record (in the dark ages, when we had the old wind-up victrola):

A Little Bit of Heaven

Have you ever heard the story of how Ireland got its name?
Oh, let me tell the story of from whence old Ireland came.
No wonder why the angels love that land across the sea;
Oh, here's the way me dear old mother told the tale to me:

Sure a little bit of Heaven fell from out the skies one day;
It landed on the ocean and it sparkled all the way.
And when the angels found it, sure it looked so sweet and fair,
They said, suppose we leave it, for it looks so peaceful there.
So they sprinkled it with stardust just to make the shamrocks grow;
'Tis the only place you'll find them no matter where you go.
And they studded it with silver to make its lakes so grand
And when they had it finished, sure they called it Ireland.

(Originally posted March 17, 2007)