Learning English on St. Patrick's Day

Here is a song that is typically associated with St. Patrick’s Day, which is always  celebrated on March 17.  This day, which originated as a religious holiday, is now a day when we celebrate Irish people, Irish traditions, and, sometimes, green beer! Listen to the following video of a famous song, “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and follow along using the lyrics below (vocabulary included after the lyrics!)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGOM5ZT6hnA

Lyrics to 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, 'tis like the morn in 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 and light 

For the springtime of life 
Is the sweetest of all 
There is never a real care or regret 
And while springtime is ours 
Throughout all of youth's hours 
Let us smile each chance we get 

When Irish eyes are smiling 
Sure, 'tis like the morn in 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

Source: LyricFind 

Songwriters: Chauncy Olcott / Ernest Ball / George Graff 

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc 

Vocabulary:

Tear : : a drop of liquid that comes from your eyes especially when you cry : teardrop 

Beguile:  to attract or interest someone 

Lilting:  the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern 

Twinkle: a friendly or happy expression in your eyes 

‘Tis : old-fashioned contraction of “it is” 

Gay: old-fashioned word that means “happy” 

Steal: to get more attention than others during (a performance, scene, etc.) 

Linnet:  a type of bird 

Crooning: singing 

Morn:  a short word for “morning”