Tour(s) in which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1):

• February-March, 1988 (North America)

Comments:

Touring versions from Foggy G's We're Only In It For The Touring:

1988
Essentially performed as on TBBYNHIYL. The song is performed twice, both times in conjunction with "The Theme from Godfather".

From Marc De Bruyn (emdebe@village.uunet.be) - September 7, 2003

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was composed by Ernest R. Ball (1878-1927) in 1912 ; the lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott (1858-1932) and George Graff, Jr.

"When Irish eyes are smiling / Sure it's like a morning spring / In the lilt of Irish laughter, / You can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, / All the world seems bright and gay / And when Irish eyes are smiling, / Sure, they steal your heart away / There's a tear in your eye, / and I'm wondering why, / For it never should be there at all / With such power in your smile, / sure a stone you'd beguile, / So there's never a teardrop should fall / When your sweet lilting laughter's like some fairy song, / And your eyes twinkle bright as can be, / You should laugh all the while and all other times smile, / And now smile a smile for me / When Irish eyes are smiling Sure it's like a morning spring / In the lilt of Irish laughter, / You can hear the angels sing / When Irish hearts are happy, / All the world seems bright and gay / And when Irish eyes are smiling, / Sure, they steal your heart away."

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was also recorded by Bing Crosby, Connie Francis, and Roger Whittaker.