MARCH MADNESS AND BIRTHDAYS

Greetings,

Happy St. Patty's Month at Crooked Stick Cottage.

I hope you enjoyed the music.

The CD is "Irish Drinking Songs."

The song is "Whiskey In The Jar,"

by The Dubliners. 

Scroll down if you would like a copy of the words to sing along....

Metallica also has a version of the song

and you can find a video of them singing it on

SingingFool.com.

We are celebrating a Birthday at the cottage today.

So everyone has been running around wrapping each other and tying bows to tails.

"Where's the scotch tape?" complained Edna.

"Who took the scissors?" cried Cousin Mae.

"We have the scissors...." laughed Sails as Paddle covered him with ribbons.

And so it goes.....it's all fun here.

It's a Grateful Dead theme Birthday so we are pulling out old posters and tie-dyed shirts.

So Keep Truckin'

PM

Whiskey In The Jar

As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry mountains
I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I first produced my pistol and I then produced my rapier
Saying "Stand and deliver" for he were a bold deceiver

Chorus:
Mush-a ring dum-a do dum-a da
Whack for my daddy-o. Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

I counted out his money and it made a pretty penny
I put it in me pocket and I took it home to Jenny
She sighed and she swore that she never would deceive me
But the devil take the women for they never can be easy

(Chorus)

I went up to my chamber, all for to take a slumber
I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure 't was no wonder
But Jenny drew me charges and she filled them up with water
Then sent for captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter

(Chorus)

't was early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrell
I first produced me pistol for she stole away me rapier
I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken

(Chorus)

Now there's some take delight in the carriages a rolling
and others take delight in the hurling and the bowling
but I take delight in the juice of the barley
and courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early

(Chorus)

If anyone can aid me 't is my brother in the army
If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney
And if he'll go with me, we'll go rovin' through Killkenny
And I'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny

(Chorus)