There's a tear in my eye
And I'm wondering why
For it never should be there
at all
With such power in your smile
Sure a stone you'd beguile
So there's never a teardrop
should fall
With your sweet lilting
laughter like some fairy song
And your eyes twinkle
bright as can be
You can smile all the while
Or all other times smile
So then smile a smile
for me
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world seems
bright and gay
And when Irish eyes
are smiling
Sure they'll steal your
heart away
For the smile in your heart
is the loveliest part
And it makes even
sunshine more bright
Like the linnet's sweet song
crooning all the day long
Comes your laughter
so tender and light
For the springtime of life
is the sweetest of all
And there's never real care
or regret
For the springtime is ours
throughout all of
youth's hours
So let's smile each chance
we get
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world seems
bright and gay
And when Irish eyes
are smiling
Sure they'll steal your
heart away