SAINT PATRICK'S DAY SONG LYRICS: br The story of St Patrick's Day br Began so long ago br The lyrics in this song br Will tell you br All you need to know br The seventeenth of March br Is when this joyous holiday br Is celebrated happily br With colorful parades br br Dee Lai Dee Dai Dee br Dai Dee Dai Dee br Lai Dee Dai Dee Dai br Hummm...Hummm... br br Patrick was only sixteen when br The pirates captured him br They sold him to slavery br And took him to Ireland br br He kept the faith br And made his escape br When he was twenty-two br And made it back to Britain br 'Twas the only home he knew br br Patrick had a vision br To return to Ireland br And vowed to teach Christianity br Until the bitter end br Legend says that Patrick used br The shamrock to explain br That the Father, Son and Holy Ghost br Are all and one the same br br On this day the Irish dress br In many shades of green br And some are feeling lucky br With the leprechauns they've seen br It's music and fun for everyone br We'll party and we'll play br Come one, come all br Come join along br On this St.