The Irish Drinking Song (feat. The Gammy Fluthers)

It was Christmas in Kircubbin, 1981

The boys were mashing whiskey and the girls were drinking rum

And though the holly green was hanging

And the mistletoe was hung

I couldn’t sleep that Christmas 'til the deed was done

I said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea

So I stepped out from the merriment

Found a soldier by the dam

I took out both me knuckles

And I said "Fight me like a man"

And he tried to calm me senses

But I was fucking gone

So I took out a fucking hatchet

And I cut off both his arms

I said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea

Now just remember before this next part

I'm actually a really good guy in my personal life

So I ripped out all his organs

As I cursed the queen and king

Me eyes rolled back into me head

And I couldn’t feel a thing

And I bet they could hear me screaming

Down in County Cork

I went "Yah-heyah!"

A-lie-da-lee-da-lie-dum

And we said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea

So I came back to the party

Soldier's head in hand

The boys, they stopped the dancing

And they quieted the band

I said "This is for the Republic"

But my work here isn't done

And I gave that English soldier's head to Collin, my only son

And we said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea (Everybody)

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Lie-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fucking Englishman

And throw him in the sea