The Humours of Whiskey (Full Version) - Colm R. McGuinness

[@RachelHardy]

Wow thats a lot of words

[@ColmRMcGuinness]

I remembered to breathe for most of it 👍

[@mikaylababjac9585]

@@ColmRMcGuinness I know this is kind of long request but could you do the full version of misty mountains in dwarfish?

[@dustymiller8752]

@@ColmRMcGuinness 😆

[@bryanwang6611]

@@mikaylababjac9585 ahh yes now that would be epic

[@mikaylababjac9585]

@@bryanwang6611 I know right! He did such a great job with the shorter version!❤️✨

[@benjaminlyons6869]

Collection of Irish Song Lyrics Humors of Whiskey (the) Let your quacks and newspapers be cutting their capers About curing the vapors the scratch and the gout With their medical potions, their serums and their lotions Upholding their notions, they're mighty put out. Who can tell the true physic to all that's pathetic And pitch to the divil, cramp, colic and spleen You'll know it I think if you take a big drink With your mouth to the brink of a jug of poteen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh what botheration, no dose in the nation Can give consolation like poteen me boys. No liquid cosmetic to lovers athletic Or bodies pathetic can give such a bloom As the sweet by the powers in the garden of flowers Ever gave their own bowers such a darling perfume And this liquid so rare if you willingly share To be taking your hair when it's frizzled and dead Oh the sod has the merit to yield the true spirit So strong it will shake all the hairs from your head Then stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh since its perfection, no doctor's direction Can cleanse the complexion like poteen me boys While a child in me cradle, me nurse with her ladle Was filling my mouth with a notion of pap When a drop from her bottle fell into my throttle I stumbled and capered clean out of her lap On the floor I lay crawlin' and screaming and bawling 'Til me mother and father were called to the fore All sobbing and sighing they feared I was dying But soon found I only was crying for more. So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord how they'd chuckle if babes in their truckle They only could suckle on poteen me boys Through my youthful aggression, through times of depression My childhood's impression still clung to my mind And at school or at college the basis of knowledge I never could gulp 'til with whiskey combined And as older I'm growing times ever bestowin' On Erin's potation, a flavor so fine And how ere they may lecture on jove and his nectar Itself is the only true liquid divine So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, 'tis the right thing for courting and fighting There's nowt so exciting as poteen me boys. Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle What's hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What'll make the lame walk, what will make the dumb talk, The elixir of life and philospher's stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to build the Thames Tunnel Wasn't it poteen from ould Inisowen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, it's no wonder, if lightning and thunder Weren't made from the plunder of poteen me boys. You maidens pathetic, with lovers athletic For liquid cosmetic, you can't beat the drop With a glow to your cheek, it will make your heart leap It'll quiet a stallion or cure an old cob At the mouth you would drool, be reduced to a fool You'd kick up your heels and you'd peel to the buff Then 'tis he'd be pathetic while you'd be athletic If only you'd take a few drops of the stuff So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys For there's nothing like whiskey to make maidens frisky It soon separates all the men from the boys.

[@Killian-ou3gv]

Many thanks! Couple of words wedged there I didn't understand until your post. Sláinte!

[@cosmictraveler731]

Thank you

[@WarGhoulKharas]

It's spelled poitin.

[@JoDaRí89]

❤

[@kieronstump]

After all of that, and me Granny an me mar.stanch and they

[@kimamato5196]

This kinda singing as a whiskey ad would make sales skyrocket imo

[@nathansadlier8025]

I poured a glass as soon as I heard it haha

[@alexrogers9086]

It’s about Irish moonshine😊

[@judywilson8909]

Spoken like a true American consumer! 🥃😉 Sláinte

[@indycorsair34]

I CANT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS! Ever since the short version I have been wanting the full one! Christmas has come early!

[@hutmatyre4781]

Same, so excited

[@tyrannicaltyr7200]

I’ve just been listening all week to hozier and Colm’s 1 Minute blips of whiskey. So imagine my Sunday morning bloss when seeing he did a full rendition. Absolutely Phenomenal.

[@singularityjosh]

This is literally what I've done, saw the Hozier video and came rushing here to see if Colm had done a version!

[@jenniegem5338]

I wish Hozier would do a full version

[@deusvult5737]

For what it’s worth you and your singing 100% inspired a bard I play in D&D, and I can say with full confidence he has turned into one of my most well written characters. Thanks for al the work you put into this stuff!!

[@nicholaselliott339]

From one bard two another, The cradle is passed, Strum on your struther, Fingers so fast. Raising the spirits of those with an ear, Smiles and carousing night after eve, From this bard to the other not quite so near, In you and your friends do I wholly believe!

[@deathpryer]

I'm finishing off DMing a campaign and gonna be starting a new one as a character... wasn't sure what to play as but I think you've given me my inspiration!

[@falloutfart9917]

I started a DND game with some friends from school and my character is an alcoholic bard that also does electric magic

[@mayhemmonkey072]

I have a Bard RDD I've been playing for over a decade that was bard/merchant/crafter that I can say has been taken over by Colm's influence.

[@MerakiPLyhne]

He's truly an inspiration. I made him a character in a novel, too, and I have some songs on repeat when writing.

[@Shawnakin68]

As I sit in my garage here in Kentucky, watching a spring storm, and having just been to Ireland I did a search for this song as I sip a wee dram of bourbon (I mean I am from Kentucky remember...) and this was just lovely - slainte!

[@richardsilva3607]

Look up Gerry owens Irish song

[@ef7675]

It is as good as he sings. There’s nothing that’s been for me more in life. I would say I’m Irish but my ancestors crossed the Atlantic in the early 1900s so I’m as American as it gets. We still cling to our roots though

[@h44Nor]

For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Has to be one of the best lines ever writen.

[@JuiceofVM]

The bard himself can hit the highs of the Misty mountains, and the lows of Moria. I tip my hat to you, Sir Colm McGuinness.

[@Jacobgrimoire]

Can’t wait to master this song to sing around the campfire at my next LARP event!

[@dragoon78902]

was thinking the same for my next SCA event

[@cordellallen4660]

How do u get into those events

[@dragoon78902]

@@cordellallen4660 i just google searched sca and my town may be a bit harder due to covid but usually they have a fight practice to attend

[@cordellallen4660]

@@dragoon78902 thanks

[@releasekracklin4538]

lol

[@CrustyOldDave]

May the Lord bless all of your days for sharing this beauty with us.

[@charliewisdom8885]

This mate need, and deserves, more subscribers than what he haves. Who else agrees?

[@danielmorgan9742]

As a minor with parents who don't drink, I have a question. Is whiskey as good as this song makes it seem. Because every time I listen to this, I find myself reaching for a small glass bottle that isn't there, then getting sad because I miss something I've never known. Congrats to you, Colm, and to whoever wrote this, for thoroughly confluzzling me.

[@Magumbaa]

As someone who drinks various types of Whiskeys/Bourbons/Scotches I will always remember what a wonderful lady at a distillery told me. "...it's only as good as the company you share it with". So they best way to enjoy it is with enjoyable company, but if you are alone then you'd hope to be happy and right with yourself. My words of caution would be that there IS such thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to whiskey (or any alcohol). So when you are of age, I'd recommend a visiting a distillery so you can learn about and respect this wonderful elixir. :)

[@tylerwash2586]

There's an extremely strong drinking culture in Ireland. As the other commenters may have said it's mostly an acquired taste. "Stronger than steam" is accurate lol. And you're probably aware that alcoholism is a huge problem anywhere, so beyond for artistic purposes like here, I wouldn't romanticize drinking too much.

[@tommerker8063]

yes whiskey is great, although you should enjoy it well measured

[@maskeddalton5194]

It is decent in my opinion for whiskey

[@haloromanova306]

Could be anothah life mate..

[@JoshuaBurel]

Rocking my first born son to sleep to this song thank you sir my boy has the shamrock shine he does

[@meghancowens8995]

The metamorphosis is complete. Colm is officially a reincarnated medieval Seanchaí!!

[@lafeaschronicle3218]

Agreed

[@sluckett21]

Reincarnated? Immortal more like. He never died and never will

[@matthewhenshilwood5571]

yea, he’s probably lived like 7 lives

[@Fallout42069e]

He’s the bard of my dnd camps

[@SkilledMinded_Futures]

Pricecely

[@JanGudme]

For those that want to read as they sing along, here are the lyrics. If Colm can pin this or add to the description, I'm sure people would appreciate it. Let your quacks and newspapers be cutting their capers About curing the vapors the scratch and the gout With their medical potions, their serums and their lotions Upholding their notions, they're mighty put out. Who can tell the true physic to all that's pathetic And pitch to the divil, cramp, colic and spleen You'll know it I think if you take a big drink With your mouth to the brink of a jug of poteen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh what botheration, no dose in the nation Can give consolation like poteen me boys. No liquid cosmetic to lovers athletic Or bodies pathetic can give such a bloom As the sweet by the powers in the garden of flowers Ever gave their own bowers such a darling perfume And this liquid so rare if you willingly share To be taking your hair when it's frizzled and dead Oh the sod has the merit to yield the true spirit So strong it will shake all the hairs from your head Then stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh since its perfection, no doctor's direction Can cleanse the complexion like poteen me boys While a child in me cradle, me nurse with her ladle Was filling my mouth with a notion of pap When a drop from her bottle fell into my throttle I stumbled and capered clean out of her lap On the floor I lay crawlin' and screaming and bawling 'Til me mother and father were called to the fore All sobbing and sighing they feared I was dying But soon found I only was crying for more So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord how they'd chuckle if babes in their truckle They only could suckle on poteen me boys Through my youthful aggression, through times of depression My childhood's impression still clung to my mind And at school or at college the basis of knowledge I never could gulp 'til with whiskey combined And as older I'm growing times ever bestowin' On Erin's potation, a flavor so fine And how ere they may lecture on jove and his nectar Itself is the only true liquid divine So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, 'tis the right thing for courting and fighting There's nowt so exciting as poteen me boys. Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle What's hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What'll make the lame walk, what will make the dumb talk, The elixir of life and philospher's stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to build the Thames Tunnel Wasn't it poteen from ould Inisowen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, it's no wonder, if lightning and thunder Weren't made from the plunder of poteen me boys. You maidens pathetic, with lovers athletic For liquid cosmetic, you can't beat the drop With a glow to your cheek, it will make your heart leap It'll quiet a stallion or cure an old cob At the mouth you would drool, be reduced to a fool You'd kick up your heels and you'd peel to the buff Then 'tis he'd be pathetic while you'd be athletic If only you'd take a few drops of the stuff So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys For there's nothing like whiskey to make maidens frisky It soon separates all the men from the boys.

[@Min-ke6zc]

Thank you for this, there's a sort of roller-coaster joy to singing along that I was really craving right now!

[@johncollins8070]

You droped your crown, king

[@ArkhamDhuri]

Thank you very much!

[@TheRayder21]

Thank you!

[@eel1378]

Thanks! Wish I’d seen this before listening 4 times trying to figure out the lyrics myself lol

[@grimwriter9763]

I’ve loved this song since I was an extremely wee lassie, and only recently rediscovered it because of your first upload of the song…which was flawlessly spectacular. Full version now? Sign me up!! This is gonna be unparalleled!! Edit: Better than I could have possibly imagined.

[@cristsan4171]

A tartan Scotsman with bagpipes

[@annelinton2226]

LOVE IT ! MORE PLEASE!

[@shanellaj]

The smile on my face for this full version with the Celtic/Irish accents is to be joyful about. Thank you my good sir.

[@user-ur4nl6dq2x]

I don't know what it is about Colm singing Irish tunes but it's always so special... Is it pride or joy to be Irish? Mayhaps it's the instruments, composition, lyrics of the Emerald Isle? OR MAYBE...it's the sheer, raw, epic power of knowing he has Skellig Gift store literally putting the clothes on his back?? #IrishGifts

[@CaptainIrelandGaming]

I would wager it's the sense of belonging, familiarity, home.

[@LWJCarroll]

Skellig? Thanks now I know where to look….Laurie New Zealand.

[@davekirkland4888]

we seem to have lost these old songs that are sung with pride and tell a story about history. and their just plain fun to listen too. and your accent just makes them better.

[@jivepsilocybe993]

Well this is an Irish song that has roots from about 1899ish.

[@reeseking93]

Im half Jamaican, half English. Yet listening to this i feel proud to be Irish haha this is brilliant! What a voice!

[@TheAgavi]

Fun fact is the Jamaican accent comes from native African speakers learning English from Irish servants, and the African accent mixing with the Irish accent. Once you know this you can't unhear it

[@TerryCarter]

As a lover of hip hop, I must confess. This might be one of the greatest works of art I've ever heard. Well done Sir 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@JangoTat-qc4xk]

It's official. This song, as sung by Colm, will play at my celebration of life someday.

[@tomcurran8470]

You should have Finnegan's Wake played also, LOL.

[@marylouedelstein8498]

add the poteen for a real Irish wake!

[@MikeWToast]

Just cracked open a bottle of Connemara to drink while listening to this song. Something about it makes the stuff taste utterly divine.

[@TheBillybiker1]

I've never heard a song so addictive ,in 40 years.

[@dewroo7729]

Makes me wish my city had an Irish pub with a singer of your caliber...they don't have music past a broken juke box...it's rather sad that everyone can't enjoy music this amazing when drinking

[@Menuki]

For the sake of sales alone, a song like this makes you want to drink out of enjoyment

[@tylerfeagan438]

Happy St. Pats all. Peace and love to all of you brougs on this day!!

[@intra9645]

I don't drink alcohol, but I can't get enough of this song! Love it

[@natalieengleman2753]

Same here, man! Same here!

[@zacharylindahl]

Fun fact: Tom Lenihan, the one who popularized the song in modern times never drank alcohol.

[@Pack_leader1989]

I do I love Irish whiskey ( Jameson) Erin go bragh greetings from a Irish American 🇺🇲🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️

[@weswolever7477]

Drink what you please and the devil take him that condemn you

[@weswolever7477]

@@Pack_leader1989. Try a taste of Tullamore Dew, you’ll want to add a bottle to your library

[@Jimjimowens]

This man delivers! Not only full version, but much better pacing.

[@zippyman818]

354 good folks here on Sunday 14 November 2021, Colm's 28th birthday, for the premiere of "The Humours of Whiskey" (full version). Savannah & Colm are in Brighton at a hotel with "Nougat" the hotel cat! Their Air BnB ghosted them and they had to find a hotel after a full day of travelling. A most stressful day. *Happy Birthday.* Generous viewers donated a total of 421.99 to make this day even more special.

[@alertedcoyote7892]

Wait, me and Colm share a birthday? That's really cool!

[@deewesthill4705]

What a special day it was! By the name Nougat, I'm guessing that the hotel kitty is white. Right now i have a black cat on my lap, who purred all the way through the song.

[@outofafairytale]

Love this! Would love to hear your rendition of “Ashes” and/or “Oak & Ash & Thorn” too.

[@theundead1600]

Singing along on my drive to and from work I now have around 80% memorized from hearing this my first time a few months ago. Goa get it down then get some of my fellows to sing it at the bar.

[@GerhardGehrmann]

Whiskey is a gift from the gods, and when enjoyed in good company, there is nothing better. Usually moderation is key. However, sometimes, drinking it until the world and it's joys and troubles meld into one, such as times of deep grief when a shared loved one has died is the way. Always in good company, with people you trust and love or will love.

[@rodrigoandresguzman5421]

Am i the only one who wishes Colm would put the lyrics or the comments or captions? I need to sing along to all these songs and most times I've never heard them before

[@JamiGray-k3o]

Christopher if you here this version i hope you know life hasn't been right for aix years. Im thankful that tou a father, its all you wver wantedt to be. The way it came about wasnt the the way we expected. Your an amazing man and that daughter of yours will know you no different. Be strong and dillegent. Teach her the ways ofthis world, as best tou can. I send no more than my love and blessings. With one last thing... Be patient and keep every moment as precious

[@nightsong89]

Oh... this is absolutely wonderful to hear Colm do a full cover of the Humours of Whiskey.

[@iolanthem4530]

And here I was, thinking myself already in love with Celtic music.

[@marionlesage4794]

Oh how I love the Irish! I’ll be humming this all day!❤️

[@mhambster]

Colm, with a host of amazing performances that you have, I have to say that this ties for first place as my favorite, alongside "I'm Still Here". More than once, I have spent an entire work day just listening to these two songs over and over. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us. You bring joy and excitement.

[@BartTheBardOfficial]

There we go! Man did it again. I love Irish/Scottish folk beyond words. Your voice in this one is what I imagine medieval singers sounded like. Nailed it!

[@NeilEngelbrechtMechSeal]

I imagine peaky blinders, i imagine old ireland and traveling folk, i imagine brawls in birmingham and a simpler time... Very well executed #respect

[@irb5807]

But.. this is irish isnt it?

[@katiebear609]

Yes! I was in my grandfather's bar not too long ago and they had a bunch of PB fans in and they caught me watching it on my tablet and we covered Black Velvet Band and Red Right Hand. It was epic.

[@Minilena]

I have to say that the auto generated closed captions try so Very hard that they simply had to take a rest for a little while in the middle to make it through the whole thing. You have such a lovely voice, Colm! And the drive is so...mmm! So good!

[@rebeccagilbert9124]

Three people are either completely deaf, or complete teetotalers. Even if you were deaf, the sweaters are enough for a like. Bless you Colm, thank you for keeping this music alive.

[@deewesthill4705]

I myself am a complete teetotaler, but really good music like this is to me as whiskey is to its drinkers. And this is the best whiskey song of many such songs, and Colm's is the best version I've ever heard.

[@damenwhelan3236]

1.2 million views. 20 thousand of them from me alone.

[@ryanbassinger7865]

I can feel my ancestors dancing with this song, so beautiful and full of pride. Thank you

[@sharonfox4137]

A fine addition to every Irish wedding I've been to😘❤️

[@latieplolo]

Listening to this with longing during my 2nd pregnancy in less than 2 years. That first sip of whiskey I can finally have in May is going to be the most delicious beverage in the world.

[@boboutdoorsireland]

A woman most deserving

[@jessesheldon7747]

The first time i ever heard this song was your abrievated cover. I was instantly covered in goose bumps. The twang and tenor your voice lends to this beautiful folk music makes it so uniquely yours, yet absolutely representative of the culture and times the music comes from. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world.

[@Geburtswehe]

Andy M. Stewart

[@stephpowell7648]

There is something anciently beautiful about Irish people. Not sure if it's because of the history of them as indentured servants, teaching Jamaican slaves English, but I just have such a love for these people. They feel so familiar to me, from the way they sound to the way they drink to how family oriented they are. They're kindred.

[@lonsunocook]

Now I need to hear Colm cover "Warrior" by The Black Piper. Great job thank you for sharing 👍

[@Obsidianen]

This song is pure balm for the mind and soul. I have now listened to it for around 8 hours while studying and cant get enough. xD

[@KimmyWillcox]

The talent this guy has tho! He amazes me everytime he realeses something😍

[@julianpereira8474]

Unbelievably good!! Brings me a smile every time.

[@BryanBagehi]

Such a well done rendition. Listened to this song a dozen times at this point. Thank you for this!

[@kaeldrarhiannon]

Never heard this song before, but oh boy did I enjoy this! The lyrics made me laugh and the beat made me dance. Love your music so much!

[@rotaylor2237]

Thank you for just making me smile, your singing always brightens my day. Especially right now dealing with a somewhat poorly horse and hoping to have found a solution. Thank you Colm for all your hard work love.

[@slapah0392]

I love this song literally my new favorite. I play it at least 20 times a day! Your voice is honey ❤

[@samanthatew1990]

Yes yes yes! Even better than I had hoped! Another absolutely amazing performance 👏 🙌 ❤ 😍

[@PuxelG]

The Saint provides with another beautiful vocal gift! Hail!

[@spaceman6215]

Nothing better than a large home measure of a 12 year Bowmore Whisky and this song on a Sunday evening.

[@Kodyk95]

I showed my grandmother a lot of your music and she loves, she even said shed attend a concert if you do one

[@HHJoshHH]

I’ll listen 1000’s times more. 🍻 it’s a favorite lad.

[@sandhills2344]

Made this Irish/American's heart glow. Glad to have found your channel. Had it not been been for this song and whisky... l would not *have know of your existence. Godspeed Sir.

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

It's a rare thing when I pump my headphones right up just for the vocals, but this was worth it. This is going to be a new sound test and I need a 24 bit FLAC of it right now.

[@_Ethan_Kirk_]

I hyper-fixate on things randomly and I don’t know if you can see this through analytics or something but I have listened to this for what feels like 20 times a day for the past week or so. And I can’t stop.

[@drewc981]

This is absolutely fantastic, fair play to ya Colm. I remember reading the full version of this song and wondered what it would sound like in its entirety. This is it.

[@breaking_bear]

It wasn't coincidence, I believe your camera picked up on your literal inner glow. Brother you are tapped into your power in a way most can only dream of. Your spirit illuminates your body somehow. Good on ya brother!

[@nicholaselliott339]

Great job Colm! I appreciate the minimal instrumentation, letting us enjoy the beaut of a voice that you have. Keep being awesome!

[@senakumo1149]

My life is now complete. Shame I have no whiskey with me now. Oh well, the beer will do.

[@SkilledMinded_Futures]

Toss a coin to our marvelous Colm. Love your pure voice, reminds me of medieval Celtic bard. Keep it up fam.🤙 Peace ✌️

[@kennybutler4971]

Let your quacks and newspapers be cutting their capers About curing the vapors the scratch and the gout With their medical potions, their serums and their lotions Upholding their notions, they're mighty put out. Who can tell the true physic to all that's pathetic And pitch to the divil, cramp, colic and spleen You'll know it I think if you take a big drink With your mouth to the brink of a jug of poteen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh what botheration, no dose in the nation Can give consolation like poteen me boys. No liquid cosmetic to lovers athletic Or bodies pathetic can give such a bloom As the sweet by the powers in the garden of flowers Ever gave their own bowers such a darling perfume And this liquid so rare if you willingly share To be taking your hair when it's frizzled and dead Oh the sod has the merit to yield the true spirit So strong it will shake all the hairs from your head Then stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh since its perfection, no doctor's direction Can cleanse the complexion like poteen me boys While a child in me cradle, me nurse with her ladle Was filling my mouth with a notion of pap When a drop from her bottle fell into my throttle I stumbled and capered clean out of her lap On the floor I lay crawlin' and screaming and bawling 'Til me mother and father were called to the fore All sobbing and sighing they feared I was dying But soon found I only was crying for more. So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord how they'd chuckle if babes in their truckle They only could suckle on poteen me boys Through my youthful aggression, through times of depression My childhood'simpression still clung to my mind And at school or at college the basis of knowledge I never could gulp 'til with whiskey combined And as older I'm growing times ever bestowin' On Erin's potation, a flavor so fine And how ere they may lecture on jove and his nectar Itself is the only true liquid divine So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, 'tis the right thing for courting and fighting There's nowt so exciting as poteen me boys. Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle What's hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What'll make the lame walk, what will make the dumb talk, The elixir of life and philospher's stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to build the Thames Tunnel Wasn't it poteen from ould Inisowen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, it's no wonder, if lightning and thunder Weren't made from the plunder of poteen me boys. You maidens pathetic, with lovers athletic For liquid cosmetic, you can't beat the drop With a glow to your cheek, it will make your heart leap It'll quiet a stallion or cure an old cob At the mouth you would drool, be reduced to a fool You'd kick up your heels and you'd peel to the buff Then 'tis he'd be pathetic while you'd be athletic If only you'd take a few drops of the stuff So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys For there's nothing like whiskey to make maidens frisky It soon separates all the men from the boys

[@TheboyTicTac]

Just beautiful. I can't stop listening to this on repeat thank you!! Absolutely incredible, this makes me wanna sing and drink with my best mates.

[@Mixam_maxim]

This is the song that’s gonna get me through this winter. Thank you sir

[@KiltedCowboy13]

This is absolutely magic... And makes the whisky go down to fast and perfect!

[@BabyJonkler]

not to be too emotional about stuff like this, but I love the way you sing and the songs you pick always bring me to tears! Something about them really just lifts the heart and spirits

[@masquerademage]

I really thought I was the only one getting emotional over how good this song is and how cool it is that people like him exist and are so skilled in their craft

[@jackofnone32]

THANK YOU!!! I first heard this song on an old scratchy cassette tape, and the singer had such a thick accent that I could only understand about 75% of the lyrics. That didn't stop me from filling in my own lyrics so I could sing a bastardized version of this acapella around campfires and in bars on open mic nights. Now that I've heard a crystal clear version I cannot wait to learn the real song. Oh, and of course, you're voice and musicality are unworldly as usual. :-)

[@ajohnson153]

I'm so happy that you actually did a full cover of this.

[@aiyannajames8874]

Thank you so much for bringing back what I grew up it puts a smile on my face when I hear your music after work and again thank you!!

[@zombiebunny3424]

I really love the way this climbs through the song! Puts as much fire in you as whiskey

[@ЕвгенияСмекалова-й4л]

Я только второй день как узнала о Вашем существовании. Как музыкант пребываю в невероятном шоке и восхищении, какой невероятный диапазон, владение голосом! Брависсимо, восторг!!!

[@FoxieShay]

Colm, this is absolutely stunning. I love this so much! Thank you so much for all the songs you’ve done thus far💛

[@DaisyDukeNukem]

Please please please upload this to iTunes. My husband is obsessed and needs to listen to it on repeat for probably a week straight.

[@shaycormac4522]

The full version gives me goosebumps! Once again, you impress me Sir Colm McGuinness!

[@brianschreiner9667]

This song is ALL bout how liquor is great for a person GOD bless the maker of this song.

[@Teajay21]

I’m so excited for this one! I love the shorty version you have and I wished it was longer :)

[@julianpereira8474]

Just great! Really, really great!

[@russpowell1948]

Really looking forward to this. The version you released earlier this year is brilliant!

[@jordant3694]

PLEASE make both versions available to buy and download.

[@adam8ive]

Have you thought about doing a cover of snake pit poetry? I would love to see it 👍👍

[@elysseussy]

i've been listening to this song on repeat every since i heard your short version, i have truly been blessed this day

[@nordicson2835]

This was awesome , going to slowly copy the lyrics, memorize them for St Patricks day, thank you, this was amazing.

[@littlenomad7115]

Out of all his music. this is his most beautiful he’s done. He put so his soul into this.

[@andrewcopley5684]

Does anyone have the full lyrics?!?!?! I'm LOVING the full version!

[@splee5455]

Songs right in my range and I’m so exited to get this down so I can have another awesome song I can sing to get me and the boys pumped

[@Susie_Spann]

Not sure how anyone is going to take this, but when I tapped the link and Colm's voice rang through the phone speaker, one of my hens hopped up beside me to listen. 🤣

[@rekoil2021]

Thanks for this Colm. You are an amazing singer that ignites the blood of every Irishman. Slainte Mhath

[@robertwatson3736]

I can’t wait to be able to purchase this song from him.

[@ColmRMcGuinness]

It’ll be on a full album of Irish songs eventually! Cheers mate 🤜🤛

[@melpearson5880]

@@ColmRMcGuinness please make available in Canada 🥰

[@brandongevedon7636]

Excellent form and elocution. Hard to sound phonetic whilst keeping the tempo and lit. Just wow. Very well done.

[@ericsteennielsen]

Perfect, looking forward to the party and the awesome premiere chat 😁

[@nw044492]

One of my favourite songs thanks to Andy M. Stewart. Now even more favourite. Is there any chance you can cover Monymusk Lads?