Just a friendly comment...I always thought the line was "...sure its like a morn in Spring" Irene ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean R.<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:11 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING There's a tear in your eye and I'm wondering why For it never should be there at all With such power in your smile, sure a stone you'd beguile So there's never a teardrop should fall When your sweet lilting laughter's like some fairy song And your eyes twinkle bright as can be You should laugh all the while, and all other times smile And now smile a smile for me. When Irish eyes are smiling, sure it's like a morning Spring In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay And when Irish eyes are smiling, sure they steal your heart away. For your smile is a part of the love in your heart And it makes even sunshine more bright Like the linnet's sweet song, crooning all the day long Comes your laughter so tender and light For the spring-time of life is the sweetest of all There is ne'er a real care or regret And while spring-time is ours, throughout all of youth's hours Let us smile each chance we get. When Irish eyes are smiling, sure it's like a morning Spring In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay And when Irish eyes are smiling, sure they steal your heart away -- Ernest Ball, Chauncey Olcott, Geo Graff Jr ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/<http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Irene, Me, too, and was surprised to find the lyrics with the phrase, "a morning Spring." You'll have to research this and report back. I should have checked some other resources after finding the poem with that particular phrase some time ago. In any event, it would be interesting to know for sure. Am heading outside to garden while a tiny bit of sunshine is present ... Jean, Spokane, WA xx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene Landenberger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF > Just a friendly comment...I always thought the line was "...sure its like > a morn in Spring" Irene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean R.<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:11 PM > Subject: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF > > > WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING <snip>

Well Jean, mistakes get made in transcription. Many years ago I worked for a publisher and found an error in a poem. Of course no one would believe the 'sweet young thing'. But some time later, the proof room manager admitted she had found my version in more than one book. Irene ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean R.<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF Hi Irene, Me, too, and was surprised to find the lyrics with the phrase, "a morning Spring." You'll have to research this and report back. I should have checked some other resources after finding the poem with that particular phrase some time ago. In any event, it would be interesting to know for sure. Am heading outside to garden while a tiny bit of sunshine is present ... Jean, Spokane, WA xx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene Landenberger" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF > Just a friendly comment...I always thought the line was "...sure its like > a morn in Spring" Irene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean R.<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:11 PM > Subject: [IRISH-AMER] "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- BALL/OLCOTT/GRAFF > > > WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING <snip> ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/<http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message