I'm tired Joey Boy
While you're out with the sheep
My life is so troubled

Now I can't go to sleep
I would walk myself out
But the streets are so dark

I shall wait till the morning
And walk in the park


This life is so simple when
One is at home
And I'm never complaining

When there's work to be done
Oh I'm tired Joey Boy of the makings of men
I would like to be cheerful again


Ambition will take you
And ride you too far and

Conservatism bring you to boredom once more
Sit down by the river
And watch the stream flow

Recall all the dreams
That you once used to know
The things you've forgotten

That took you away
To pastures not greener but meaner


Love of the simple is all that I need
I've no time for schism or lovers of greed
Go up to the mountain, go up to the glen

When silence will touch you
And heartbreak will mend.