Sometimes I Envy Those

Sometimes I envy those who never leave their Hometown For to travel and work and to live elsewhere They are happy in the place where they were born in And have no wish to see some of the bigger World out there. They never wish to leave their native parish In them they do have a strong sense of place Where they reside well known to every local Where everybody does know the familiar face. I'm one of those who have the bug of wander Though many have seen more of the World than me The more one travels the more one does realize How much there is of in the World to see. I've never seen the great wonders of the World Or I've never been to Paris or to Rome And though I live far south of my native Townland Old Claraghatlea to me is always home.