but the first song you're going to hear is a song written by ronan hardiman.ng called "sing me an irish song," and i performed it, first last year, with the orchestra. joe has used his wizardry in coupling these two songs together and i hope you enjoy them. it's a combination of "sing me an irish song" and you know that other song. ♪ a sleeping tiger wakes an ancient echo is heard from the dawn of creation old as a father's first words a thousand years or more of war, struggles and strife the destiny of a nation finally coming to life sing me an irish song, proud and strong raise your spirit and show me where i belong though i'm far away oh danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling from glen to glen, and down the mountain side the summer's gone and all the roses dying 'tis you, 'tis you must go and i must bide but come ye back when summer's in the meadow or when the valley's hushed and white with snow 'tis i'll be there in sunshine or in shadow oh danny boy, oh danny boy, i love you so just look how far we've come with our true colors unfurled warriors, poet