In Sliabh Luachra Today

The Paps of Shrone hidden in the gray fogs of rain
And storm water flowing in every field drain
The sun will not shine through the low clouds of gray
It is cold, windy and raining in Sliabh Luachra today
The black faced horned sheep are down on the high fields from the hill
And brown flood water flowing bank high in the rain swollen rill
The cattle in the farmyard sheds are bellowing for silage or hay
At least two months before grass growth in truth one can say
In the cold, windy and wet mornings songbirds one does not hear
In Sliabh Luachra in February a cold and wet time of year
And though the calendar Spring of March in time not far away
For nicer and warmer weather one might have to wait for May
The Paps of Shrone hidden in the fog rains of gray
It is cold, windy and raining in Sliabh Luachra today.