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I was raised on |
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Black & Tans |
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Ronnie Drew and ' |
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Van the Man' |
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I go off to mass on |
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SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on |
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MondayI've got a sister |
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MeghanWith a |
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Celtic cross tattoo |
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I'll tell you a few stories |
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And every one of them is true |
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Chorus:My mother's, brother's, sister's, cousin's, auntie's, |
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Uncle Barney's, father's, brother had a cousin from |
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KillarneyMy great-granddad and his mates |
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They tried to make it to the |
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StatesHis great uncle, he was a failure |
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He got deported off to |
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AustraliaSo they stowed upon a steamer |
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On the famous |
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White Star |
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LineI was raised upon these stories |
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Since I was the age of nine(Chorus) |
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Well my great-uncle, he liked the races |
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He liked the dogs and steeplechases |
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His wife, my dear old auntie |
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She kept a teashop way, way down in |
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BantryBut he fixed a race in |
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DonegalAnd now he's got to hide |
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With the sticky buns and cakes and guns |
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And whiskey on the side(Chorus) |
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I was raised on |
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Black & Tans |
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Ronnie Drew and ' |
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Van the Man' |
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I go to mass on |
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SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on |
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MondayI'm from the wrong side of the south side |
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Of an Irish neighbourhood |
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I've never been to |
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IrelandBut |
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I know it's in my blood |
