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There are songs about heroes and songs of resistance,
There are books about Ireland, our legends and myths,
We've all had our sorrows and lost our best friends,
But the women of Ireland is where this story stems.

She gets up every morning, gets the kids off to school,
Makes her way into town, makes the payments as due,
Chasing pots through the daytime, meeting friends that she knew,
Hearing words of compassion said only by few.

[Chorus]
Oh, womеn of Ireland, we vow we salutе you,
Your strength is the wife to the world all around,
You won't be forgotten or lost in a crowd,
So women of Ireland, stand up and be proud.

[Verse]
When she's out for a drink, people stare and they think,
"Who's she trying to fool", how can they be cruel?
Ten years spent together, she thought would not end,
But he's gone, yes he's gone and her heart will not mend.

[Chorus]
Oh, women of Ireland, we vow we salute you,
Your strength is the wife to the world all around,
You won't be forgotten or lost in a crowd,
So women of Ireland, stand up and be proud.

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When it's dark she's alone, it's a time that she dreads,
She makes sure that the kids are all safe in bed,
She thinks back on the past, how the years they flew fast,
Then she breaks down and weeps and cries herself off to sleep.

[Chorus]
Oh, women of Ireland, we vow we salute you,
Your strength is the wife to the world all around,
You won't be forgotten or lost in a crowd,
So women of Ireland, stand up and be proud.

[Chorus]
Oh, women of Ireland, we vow we salute you,
Your strength is the wife to the world all around,
You won't be forgotten or lost in a crowd,
So women of Ireland, stand up and be proud.