Drinking Songs?

**Erisianmonkey** · 25th June 07, 06:40 AM

I can't drink anymore, but for drinking songs of the Celtic variety, it would be really hard to get much better than the Clancy Brothers.

Some of my faves:
Cruiscin Lan
Pub With No Beer
Whisky, You're the Divil
Juice of the Barley
Finnegan's Wake
Maloney Wants a Drink
Mountain Dew

**auld argonian** · 25th June 07, 07:55 AM

Got to go with "Another Irish Drinking Song" by DaVinci's Notebook.

How can I not love a song with lyrics like:

"Ken, he died in Kilkenny
And Claire she died in Claire
Darren died in Derry
Taking in the Derry air."

and

"My only hope is when
The Good Lord comes for me and you
He kills the cast of Riverdance
And Michael Flattley, too."

...it's a PARODY, folks...it's meant to be funny...don't take it seriously...Mr. Flattley is obviously still alive...

Best

AA

**Panache** · 25th June 07, 08:12 AM

OK, I'll contribute one

I think "The Irish Ballad" by Tom Lehrer is great song to sing and drink to.

Cheers

Jamie

**Erisianmonkey** · 25th June 07, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Panache

I think "The Irish Ballad" by Tom Lehrer is great song to sing and drink to.

A band from my hometown of Durango, CO, called Beltaine, recorded a version of that song in a medley that also contained the theme from X Files turned into a jig.

**Clockwork John** · 25th June 07, 10:25 AM

The Tossers have a few good drinking songs.
Just to name a few:
Never Enough
Pub and Culture
Siobhan

**Ayin McFye** · 25th June 07, 10:38 AM

Three of my favorites.

Clarevoyants: The Night the Pub Burnt Down

The Keltic Cowboys: Kiss my Irish ***

The Sawdoctors: Share the Darkness

**macwilkin** · 25th June 07, 08:12 AM

THE best drinking song, INMO: Barrett's Privateers by the late great Stan Rogers:

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~jacktar/barretts.html

http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyr...rivateers.html

Right, Colin? :mrgreen:

If I had to pick another one, it would have to be Waltzing Matilda. There are just too many to pick from.

Cheers,

Todd