Lyrics and Music by Richie Kavanagh
Chorus
There’s a churchyard in Carlow, near a broken down house.
Where lie the ancestors of the great Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney’s forefathers lie under long grass.
Gravestone unnoticed by people who pass.
A Disney left Ireland, sailed over the sea.
Could never have dream’ent what was going to be.
That one of his family, not now very soon.
Would make a great fortune, from a classic cartoon.
Chorus
There’s a churchyard in Carlow, near a broken down house.
Where lie the ancestors of the great Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney’s forefathers lie under long grass.
Gravestone unnoticed by people who pass.
Ub Iwerks drew Mickey and brought him to life.
The name Mickey Mouse was thought up by Walt’s wife.
Walt Disney was Mickey’s voice on the screen.
The greatest cartoon, that ever has been.
Chorus
There’s a churchyard in Carlow, near a broken down house.
Where lie the ancestors of the great Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney’s forefathers lie under long grass.
Gravestone unnoticed by people who pass.
It’s sad now that no one would bodder at all.
To clean up the churchyard or fix up the wall.
Clean up the gravestone with the family name.
Disney’s from Carlow, who reached such great fame.
Chorus
There’s a churchyard in Carlow near a broken down house.
Where lie the ancestors of the great Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney’s forefathers lie under long grass.
Gravestone unnoticed by people who pass.
About the Song,…..The Disney Gravestone..
Walt Disney’s Irish ancestors are buried in Clonmelsh graveyard, Ballyloo, Co Carlow.
You can see the grave stone’s, one standing, Some lying down, with the Disney name’s on them, near the back wall.