Intro Verse The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking The harp wind through it playing, has language for me Wherever the light through the branches is breaking A host of kind faces is gazing on me Verse The friends of my childhood again are before me Each step wakes a memory, as freely I roam With soft whispers laden, its leaves rustle o'er me The ash grove, the ash grove, again is my home Instrumental Verse Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander When twilight is fading I pensively rove Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander Amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove Verse 'Twas there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart Around us for gladness the bluebells were springing The ash grove, the ash grove, that sheltered my home Outro With soft whispers laden, its leaves rustle o'er me The ash grove, the ash grove, alone is my home