Where Are They Now

Where are they now those young ladies I used to know My friends from just a few short years ago They used to visit me at Claraghatlea When I lived there in not too distant day. Each time they came a rhyme for them I'd write Which helped in no small way to make their night And I felt glad to welcome them each time And what better way to let them know than rhyme. They called on me three times or maybe four And I knew them for awhile and then no more I needed them for friendship that was all And I missed their visits I can well recall. Joan Cotter such a nice person to meet I wonder does she still live near Millstreet Or has she gone to live on foreign shore As many of the Irish did before? The Dinneen sisters Carmel and Elaine Good memories of them with me will remain Did they leave Knocknapogue by Millstreet Town For big city to live and settle down? And what of Terrace lady Valerie Rea A special girl in her own special way Does she still live in Millstreet or did she Like many others travel over sea? And Sheila Reardon the quiet spoken one A lovely girl for goodness next to none Does she now live in Dublin or in Cork Or further from home London or New York? Where are they now those girls I used to know My friends from just a few short years ago Do they still live in Millstreet or have they Gone to live in big cities far away?