This version of the song is now available on a CD, Moon Over Ireland, by Daniel O'Donnell. It may be a bit different than some of the above:


MY FATHER'S HOUSE
(Kevin Sheeran)

The gable wall is all that's left now
The old thatch cottage has fallen down.
I dry my eyes as I fondly remember
The days of long ago, when I was young.

In my father's house we were poor but rich in love,
No TV but music there was plenty of.

My Mamma hummed old melodies and we all sang along
In my father's house, when I was young.

Come the time when I am older,
My own children are there to come.
I wonder then, will they fondly remember
The days of long ago, when they were young.

In my father's house a smile would greet you at the door,
A friendly word even travelers there was welcome for.

And at night time neighbors rambled in
And might stay till 12 or 1
In my father's house when I was young.

The years have passed and times are changing;
The rambling house has almost gone.
But I still hear the laughter of children,
Just as long ago, when I was young.

In my father's house, we were poor but rich in love.
No TV, but good times there was plenty of.
We made the best of what we had and we sang a happy song,
In my father's house when I was young…

In my father's house when I was young.