[Verse]
My rose of Old Erin, my Kathleen mo mhuirnín,
Your eyes, they could light many mantles of love,
For there in your eyes is the dew of the morning,
You've taken the light from the sky high above.

You've captured the blue from the violets empty,
You've borrowed your smile from the sun in the sky,
For you are a rogue and your thievings extensive,
You've stolen my heart with your true Irish eyes.

[Chorus]
Irish eyes were smiling,
Irish eyes beguiling,
Eyes that gleam with love, my dear,
Would light the skies above.

Eyes of heavens splendour,
Eyes so warm and tender,
Brighter sparks than all of the stars,
Are those Irish eyes of love.

Eyes of heaven splendour,
Eyes so warm and tender,
Brighter sparks than all of the stars,
Are those Irish eyes of love.

[Verse]
Of the flowers of the forest, there are none to compare to,
The flower that has captured my heart in this way,
For there in your smile so warm and so tender,
You've taken the heart from the flowers in May.

You've captured the blue from the bluebells in springtime,
You've borrowed your blush from the rose in the briar,
For you are a rogue and your thievings extensive,
You've stolen my heart with your true Irish eyes.

[Chorus]
Irish eyes were smiling,
Irish eyes beguiling,
Eyes that gleam with love, my dear,
Would light the skies above.

Eyes of heavens splendour,
Eyes so warm and tender,
Brighter sparks than all of the stars,
Are those Irish eyes of love.

Eyes of heaven splendour,
Eyes so warm and tender,
Brighter sparks than all of the stars,
Are those Irish eyes of love.