Mick Kelleher's Happy Memories

He came to Melbourne in his late teens at the threshold of his prime Forty two years in Australia that does seem a long time Mick Kelleher is a young grandfather but time does not stand still It has been awhile he will tell you since he last climbed Clara Hill He still recalls his younger years in Claraghatlea near Millstreet Town Where he lived and felt quite happy when his hair was chestnut brown And though he is still quite happy in the life he leads today He still likes to talk of the home fields and his old friends far away In and near the Town by Clara Mountain where he lived as a boy Recalling his boyhood memories is a thing he does enjoy It was the lust for wander took him from his old Homeplace Where despite his years of absence his would still be a known face And his distinctive Duhallow accent to this day he does retain Something he was born into that till death with him will remain.