Come gather up the pots and the old tin can,
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran,
Then run like the devil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney!
Keep your eyes peeled well today,
The excise men are on their way,
They're searching for the mountain tay
In the Hills of Connemara.
Gather up the pots and the old tin can,
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran,
Then run like the devil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney!
Swing to the left and swing to the right,
The excise men can dance all night,
Drinking up the tay in the broad daylight
In the Hills of Connemara.
Gather up the pots and the old tin can,
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran,
Then run like the devil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney!
Stand your ground, now don't you fall,
The excise men are at the wall,
Jaysus Christ, they're drinking it all
In the Hills of Connemara.
Gather up the pots and the old tin can,
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran,
Then run like the devil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney!
Gather up the pots and the old tin can,
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran,
Then run like the devil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney!
credits
from The Runaway EP,
released December 6, 2015
Traditional. Arranged by Seven Drunken Knights.
Vocals/Guitars - Cal Murphy
Flute - Ruben Rebollo
Banjo - Joan Palomares
Bodhrán - Agnes Galliana
Violin - Jordi Roig
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