Lyrics to
Philomena

This version of Philomena was released by Thin Lizzy in 1974.

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I’ve been a wild wild rover
Sailed all over the sea
But this thing that makes me wonder
Has made a fool of me

For it took me from my childhood
Underneath the stars and skies
And I still hear the wind
Whistling through the wild wood, whispering goodbye

It’s home boys home
She’s home boys home
No matter
Where I roam

If you see my mother
Please give her all of my love
For she has a heart of gold there
As good as God above

If you see my mother
Tell her I’m keeping fine
Tell her that I love her
And I’ll try and write sometime

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About Lyrics and Philomena by Thin Lizzy

When you decide to study the lyrics to Philomena, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1974 song by Thin Lizzy. Some of the lyrics to Philomena have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Thin Lizzy and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Philomena if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Philomena" means the words set to the music of Philomena, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Philomena and the lyrics to Philomena are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Philomena, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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