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The Quarantine Sessions

by Grass Mud Horse

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Still drinking as the morning came And brought a brand new day Still laughing at the jokes we made Still singing Galway Bay The night was drawing in And the light was fading fast We paid respects to absent friends And raised another glass So pour away I suppose I'l stay What's everybody having It's my round anyway The night was drawing in And the light was fading fast We paid respects to absent friends And raised another glass Knocking back the whiskey Talking shite and acting hard Picking fights is risky For a drunken daft old arse We used to have no fear But those days are in the past So pay respects to absent friends And raise another glass So pour away I suppose I'l stay What's everybody having It's my round anyway We used to have no fear But those days are in the past So pay respects to absent friends And raise another glass So pour away I suppose I'l stay What's everybody having It's my round anyway The night was drawing in And the light was fading fast We paid respects to absent friends And raised another glass
2.
What shall we do with a drunken sailor What shall we do with a drunken sailor What shall we do with a drunken sailor Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning Put him in a longboat till he's sober Put him in a longboat till he's sober Put him in a longboat till he's sober Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning Put him in bed with the Captains daughter Put him in bed with the Captains daughter Put him in bed with the Captains daughter Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning That's what we do with a drunken sailor That's what we do with a drunken sailor That's what we do with a drunken sailor Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Way Hey and up she rises Early in the morning
3.
Let grasses grow and waters flow In a free and easy way But give me enough of that fine old stuff That's made near Galway Bay And Peelers all from Donegal Galway and Leitrim too We'll give them a slip and we'll take a sip Of the rare old mountain dew At the foot of the hill There's a neat little still Where the smoke curls up to the sky From the smoke and the smell You can plainly tell That there's poitin brewing nearby For it fills the air with all the rare Betwixt both me and you When home you roll you can take a bowl Or a bucket of the mountain dew Now learned men who use the pen Have wrote your praises high That sweet poitin from Ireland green Distilled from wheat and rye Throw away your pills it'll cure all ills Be you Pagan Christian or Jew Take off your coat and grease your throat With that rare old mountain dew
4.
She had a bottle of whiskey A kind I never saw before Twas branded with the Devil And they called it Fireball She drank it down and laid her down I thought she was no more But she threw it up muttered fuck Then she passed out on the floor A gob shite who shared me name Spied this from the hall With a grin said let's dig in She won't remember this at all He was twice me size with crazy eyes But I never missed a beat Upon his chin I belted him And knocked him off his feet Hey quickly stood himself back up And wiped the blood away He said ok you little fuck Come on then let us play I cannot lie he blacked me eye Two ribs the bastard broke But all that noise summoned the boys And the bastard gave up hope Me father always taught me To never hurt a girl He said we must protect them He said they meant the world So lads don't ever stand by And idly watch it done Stand up tall prepare to brawl And be your fathers son She had a bottle of whiskey A kind I never saw before Twas branded with the Devil And they called it Fireball She drank it down and laid her down I thought she was no more But she threw it up muttered fuck Then she passed out on the floor
5.
In the merry month of June from my home I started Left the girls of Tuam nearly broken hearted Saluted Father dear kissed my darling mother Drank a pint of beer my grief and tears to smother Then off to reap the corn leave where I was born Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins Brand new pair of brogues rattling over the bogs Frightening all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary Started by daylight next morning bright and early Took a drop of the pure Keep my heart from sinking That's the Paddy's cure whenever he's on for drinking To see the lassies smile, laughing all the while At me curious style would set your heart a bubbling Asked if I was hired wages I required Till I was nearly tired of the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah In Dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city Decided to take a stroll all among the quality Bundle it was stole in a neat locality Something crossed my mind when I looked behind No bundle could I find upon my stick a wobbling Enquiring after the rogue said my Connaught brogue Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah From there I got away me spirits never failing Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing The Captain at me roared said that no room had he When I jumped aboard a cabin found for Paddy Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling Off to Holyhead wished me self was dead Or better of instead On the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah The boys of Liverpool when we safely landed Called me self a fool I could no longer stand it Blood began to boil temper I was losing Poor old Erin's isle they began abusing Hurrah me soul says I me shillelagh I let fly Some Galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble in With a loud Hurray joined in the affray We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah
6.
Fare thee well Princes landing stage River Mersey fare thee well Fore I am bound for California A land that I know right well So fare thee well my own true love When I return united we will be It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me It's my darling when I think of thee Oh and I'm aboard a Yankee clipper ship Davey Crockett is her name And Burgess is the Captain of her And they say that she's a floating hell So fare thee well my own true love When I return united we will be It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me It's my darling when I think of thee Oh I've sailed with Burgess twice before And I think I know him well If a mans a sailor then he'll get along If he's not then he's sure in hell So fare thee well my own true love When I return united we will be We will be It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me It's my darling when I think of thee So fare thee well my own true love When I return united we will be We will be It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me It's my darling when I think of thee

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Recorded in Hohhot China on an 8 track during Coronavirus quarantine.

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released March 12, 2020

original material lyrics & music by Chris Barry, the rest are traditional folk songs.

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Grass Mud Horse Qinhuangdao, China

GMH are a Celtic-punk band based out of China. They blend together the traditional folk sound with distinctly raw and untamed punk-rock energy. Award-winning musician Chris Barry formed the group, which has gone on to perform alongside some of the biggest names on the Celtic-punk scene. To date, the group have released three singles, an acoustic EP and have another album and EP in the works. ... more

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