Margret thatcher talking on TV Looks so sincere as she says to me "There'd be no unemployment If you all use a bit of initiative" I was on the dole I was broke and bored Says, "Aye I'll take her at her word!" Got a loan from a credit union man And I bought myself a transit van My next step un the ladder now I bought myself an old fat sow Crossed the border quite legally Collected a common market subsidy Signed all the form and gave back the pen Smuggled a sow back home again Ten times a day I'd work this plan Myself and the sow and the transit van Travel sickness the sow picked up Says "Aye it's time to diversify" Took all my money for the biscuit tin Filled the van to the roof with whiskey and gin Around the south, my wares I'd sell In public houses and hotels There was never a guard, nor a customs man Put his nose inside of the transit van Festivals and fleadhs and fair If the craic was good you'd find me there At all big matches in Croke park And I danced with Springsteen in the dark I fought with the tinkers in Ballinasloe I danced on the streets around Listowel Mothers had there daughters warned Stay well away from the transit van It being lent and the drink trade slow I changed to carrying video When on the road to Ballybay Found a customs roadblock in my way Faced the border I got her turned The engine roared and the tires burned Five patrol cars fully maned Were in hot pursuit of the transit van Through Clontibret I did go I was heading for the county Mayo Round a corner I hit a dog Went over the ditch landed in the bog I sat on a bank watched all I owned Sinking in the bog hole like a stone She was lying on the roof the wheels still turning And the stereo playing Daniel O'Donnell Now I'm back where I first began No job no money but I've a plan There a girl down in Mullingar She can hold my future in her hand She doesn't look like a film star But she's been telling me about her dad He has no property or land But he has two sows and a transit van The Queen of England drives a Rolls Royce car Her son Charlie has a Jaguar But when the pope came to Ireland Like myself He drove around in a transit van Source: Musixmatch
@ballybunion9Ай бұрын
1:47: Is that the Ladies Strand at Ballybunion?
@George-ih8pkАй бұрын
Great singer nathan
@Irishbossrag50Ай бұрын
I grew up in old vans and transits doing markets in crossmaglen right on the border , great memories and great song ☘️☘️☘️☘️
@Irishbossrag50Ай бұрын
Irish classic ☘️😎
@John-k1d7i2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
@Johndonvan8612 ай бұрын
Whos the character at 9 seconds?
@stiofanlful2 ай бұрын
Wow… how many anti Irish stereotypes can u squeeze into a song ?!… I think this singer has raised the bar high …😡
@mainstay.2 ай бұрын
It's funny, I can see the dancers are professional and good but they are performing, whereas Levanna is Dancing.
@HarryMorgan0833 ай бұрын
11 years ago, this poor lad has no idea... this hangover is nothing compared to what is coming..
@JackIsBest-gz6jy3wc6u3 ай бұрын
W song
@Jasonodowd-o6m3 ай бұрын
Never beat seamus
@HowlingMoonCinemas3 ай бұрын
Where's explosion?
@CathaoirMccloskey4 ай бұрын
This is an Irish classic 🇮🇪🇮🇪❤️
@JaidenMimna-ke7lc4 ай бұрын
HAD YOU THIS IN 2024
@PatrickBonner-x9h5 ай бұрын
The men who landed on the moon never mentioned enything a bout leprechauns beating them to it 😂😂😂😂
@JuliaCavalnte-bb5ct6 ай бұрын
Ai a jat qi qibninagai wianaina wua qibainaj aajnainqia ak ja qijAbwianwkiw aijanaikw afhwjfwu A wianaiaba😘😍
@nicholascrossan60656 ай бұрын
Check out one for the road along with seamus moore
@teresamarwalsh97596 ай бұрын
Love this song great song great singer great work put in bravo bravo🎉🎉👏👏
@riddler-zq5im7 ай бұрын
My dad loves this song
@ArchieArmstrong4037 ай бұрын
Class
@JevrTv7 ай бұрын
Ewwwwwww oaoaao
@Icu-h6g7 ай бұрын
The Irish were the first on the moon than USA than Russia than China than India 😂but the Irish were there first we just don't let on 😂 that's a fact 😊😊 🎉
@JoeyPower-o7c8 ай бұрын
Love this song so much
@JosephineDonnelly9 ай бұрын
Fantastic
@Theriotsofhamburg9 ай бұрын
It is so great to see real pictures in the video
@Maryoriely9 ай бұрын
🎉
@Scania164_9 ай бұрын
The good song in the world
@bobbysutherland47009 ай бұрын
Pat McGee was drinking beer in Brannigan saloon
@davidmarshall643610 ай бұрын
Great version by Mike Denver seven drunken nights..
@JDT-1993311 ай бұрын
i used to build transit vans in southampton
@LockerDog Жыл бұрын
Dear Mr. O'Neill, I might be able to use your scooting Cavalier dog footage in a family-friendly music video I'm making. Ours was a tri-color and the likeness is pretty good. The music is currently over 29 minutes long and I have been filming off and on for about 2 years. Our dog died a few months ago and despite having the camera pretty ready to go, I didn't get any scooting footage for a couple of years. I can't offer you any royalties because I won't be getting any myself on this project. May I have permission to use your dog scooting video in this small production of mine? I have a video on my channel called Golden Recycler you might like to watch (~2 minutes). Thank you and God bless! I'm sending a similar request out to a few others right now and yours is more likely to get used than a few of the others because it's a good match. John
@LockerDog Жыл бұрын
Mr. O'Neill, Did you get my earlier comment asking for permission for use of this video? I'm still interested in potentially using your video here for my music video project. Production is moving along! But I would need permission before downloading and editing it into the project. I would consider paying you a small one-time fee just for this use and obviously it's still your video and you would, of course, get to keep it here on the KZbin. But I can't use it without permission because that would be theft! Thanks, John
@maryosullivan4977 Жыл бұрын
Good laugh
@kishy1231 Жыл бұрын
Good song
@JuliaCavalnte-bb5ct Жыл бұрын
sVsajssiznakkOnsabajakamaKK
@coreymcmillan8966 Жыл бұрын
fenians
@DeclanNewman-q4s Жыл бұрын
Up ya boys
@gokankaya5220 Жыл бұрын
Very big vomit and noise. Sometimes happened to everyone 😅
@JuliaCavalnte-bb5ct Жыл бұрын
Xtrjjnjj8n8umunni j
@kishy1231 Жыл бұрын
Yroooooooo
@kishy1231 Жыл бұрын
Good
@Steveyjtv Жыл бұрын
Brilliant composed by Sean Mone from Keady & fantastic tribute from Seamus Moore & Darragh O' Neill. Hats of to all you good men
@TinaCox-u7n Жыл бұрын
Everything
@RitadeCassiaFerraz Жыл бұрын
7ww❤
@davidkelly5582 Жыл бұрын
dave here in vacouver love it man
@atibabishop7636 Жыл бұрын
What causes this
@aflood6579 Жыл бұрын
Ping pong 🏓
@aflood6579 Жыл бұрын
🇺🇦
@aflood6579 Жыл бұрын
🇺🇲
@thomasawl Жыл бұрын
Turn on captions for the authentic confused foreigner experience.