When I was a young girl I once met a man As I took a trip across old Ireland Travelling from Calarty to Dublin by rail It was a two-day trip without fail It was love at first sight And soon we made plans To meet in a years time And I'd give him my hand Yes, he promised to meet me at an inn by the sea T'was this place called the Innisfree Where is the inn at Innisfree The love of my life he waits there for me If I could find my way we'll marry this day And my father will give me away Oh and my father will give me away Well, I've searched high and low Through the moors and the downs I've searched through the villages, the cities and towns And I've yet to find this inn by the sea In this place called the Innisfree Oh where is the inn at Innisfree The love of my life he waits there for me If I could find my way we'll marry this day And my father will give me away Oh and my father will give me away Through many a heartache and many a tear I've searched for this inn now for so many years Though I've long lost my youth I still have strong will And I pray he waits for me still But where is the inn at Innisfree The love of my life he waits there for me If I could find my way we'll marry this day And my father will give me away Oh and my father will give me away Where is the inn at Innisfree The love of my life he waits there for me If I could find my way we'll marry this day And my father will give me away Oh and my father will give me away