THAT'S HOW I SPELL I-R-E-L-A-N-D
Written by George B. McConnell, Morton Downey and Dick Sanford, ©1931.
As sung by Morton Downey, 1940

1. Now laddie dear, come over here. Come tell me why you frown.
Sure bring your lessons with you, lad. Now lay your pencil down.
Just look how you've spelled "Ireland." Why, you left out "A" and "L."
Climb up here on me lap, me lad. I'll teach you how to spell.

CHORUS: Now "I" is for the Irish in your tiny heart, my dear.
"R" means right, and when you're right, you have no right to fear.
"E" is for Eileen, your mother's name I mean,
And "L" is for the Lakes where I first met my sweet colleen.
"A" is for the angels who are watching over you.
"N" means never frown, keep smiling through.
Sure and "D" is for your Daddy's lesson,
And I pray 'twill be a blessin'
Now that's how I spell Ireland.


Those are all the lyrics I could glean from the CD, "Music for the Wearin' of the Green"