The Irish Rover - The Pogues & The Dubliners, 1987

[@nordiskkatt]

Hands firmly in pockets, smoking and drinking on stage, clearly unclear on who's supposed to sing when... and absolutely nailing every moment. Legends.

[@ukporkpie7829]

Timing perfect

[@steveridgeway3784]

The most magical Irish music...The Chieftains and The Pogues! I've died and gone to heaven - sublime!!

[@00bcls]

@@steveridgeway3784 ... Dubliners ;)

[@samwise6295]

Absolutely. Perfect timing. Talent !!!

[@galaxykai]

Was hast du denn gedacht wie früher Musik gemacht wurde? Only like this way.

[@phelimmcgill7257]

RIP Eamon Campbell, Barney McKenna, Philip Chevron, Ronnie Drew, Shane McGowan and Darryl Hunt

[@michellefarrell7950]

Merry heavenly Christmas to you all pure legends up there with my dad Michael Farrell 19/2/1977

[@rackpunch4026]

It's a sad day but considering he was given only 6 weeks to live in 1989 he's done bloody well to make it this far. RIP Shane.

[@lucypotato8793]

Thanx, that made me laugh on a sad day, he was something!

[@Asgairsson]

He's gone that's what the media say. He'll survive all of us, no doubt.

[@quakerninja]

he's not dead just get a bit of horse glue and duck tape he''ll be right as rain.

[@DeepFckingValue]

Haha nice comment. RIP Shano 🇮🇪🍻🍀

[@jonathanharrison8727]

A true trooper

[@mattscott4980]

The combined blood alcohol content standing on that stage must be absolutely staggering...

[@brianstevens7789]

I thought exactly the same. Bloody good session though wasn't it!

[@martinsimmons2359]

Ha ha ha I see what you did “staggering” 😂😂

[@yuengling703505703]

Holy I lost it at this comment! Too right!

[@Gazzar]

Don't light a match nearby!

[@CowTaurog]

Must have been filmed early in the morning then, they aren’t even started yet.

[@josephbrolly7232]

Could this be any more Irish. Your man smoking and drinking on stage. All the boys looking super casual pumping out perfect sound. Just magic

[@capoeirastronaut]

"So, how do you look like a lead singer" "Just keep your hands in your pockets, and sway awkwardly" "Ah beggorah, to be sure.. "

[@Darraghb7576]

that “man” is the legend shane mcgowan

[@kymperks4323]

@@Darraghb7576 and will do what he wants, when he wants 👍

[@andrewhall7930]

Except for the fact that Shane McGowan was born in Kent England, it couldn't be more Irish. Did you know, almost all the pogues we're born in England? I'm not saying it matters. But it's interesting how few people know that. Love The Pogues. Love The Dubliners

[@3210-n1x]

@@andrewhall7930 everyone knows this, still Irish.

[@DarraghMcColgan]

My grandad was a strabane man who moved to wexford aftrr being in the freestate army. He moved to Ferns when my dad was young then a decade later they moved to dublin. Wexford was a popular holiday for my family. I was 8 when we went to curraghcloe. When he had a few drinks with his friends papa would belt this out in the tenor vooce he had. I didnt understand politics or history much at that time. This song burned in my brain and to me i feel it in my bones when a good singer gives it justice. This is fantastic

[@jordanelder321]

Anyone else there when the pogues couldn’t play in Glasgow at the concert hall because they were so pished, so they had to come back 2 hours later once they sobered up a bit. What a fucking night they were so good 😂

[@jaysalisbury193]

That’s a brilliant story! Amazing. Happy Christmas

[@kevinmcmahon2491]

How would a Glasgow audience know they were pishe'd?

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@kevinmcmahon2491 Never underestimate Shane MacGowan

[@Joeavfc1]

@@user-ys5yv2nz6w I’m surprised he can still get pissed he’s been drinking since the age of 5.

[@seanpower660]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nbvw3]

Amazing that Shane never forgets the words the state he's in. He must be singing these songs directly from the brain stem!

[@sandyblue4235]

He's prob been drunk for so long it's not an issue I had a friend who got sober and had t relearn all his lyrics.

[@MrDilkington15]

Hes never been to america before but hes been in some states🤣

[@daveparker4209]

Alcohol affects the brain not the heart when it for singing

[@elainethomson5826]

Shane epic

[@DaniRaj666]

Shane just oozes epic irishness...he doesn't need a brain, it is in every cell.

[@peterandrews4866]

Do people realise how talented you have to be to appear this shambolic and yet produce beautiful music on a live set?

[@joehorridge1395]

Were you from...?

[@joehorridge1395]

@Black Lesbian Poet what do you mean miss poet..?

[@aidenmurphy7422]

Weather forecast for carrigaline middle

[@patricksullivan7854]

Yes. He must have been shifting himself to sing with them. He did well.

[@margaret-dianedube6939]

Isn't it amazing that Shane had his teeth fixed. HE'S STILL ALIVE

[@spiderjerusalem4152]

I love how both vocalists do this entire performance with their hands in their pockets, lol

[@blechtic]

I think you missed Shane drinking and smoking...

[@merciatreasurehunting6244]

@@blechtic ye hes such a mong but in a good way

[@matsakesson1052]

hand in pockets or no song at all. is the irish way

[@bellerophon5566]

I'm not Irish so I don't know. But it must be an Irish thing since both of them are doing it; being different generations it's the only common thing they have on stage visualy.

[@anticulus]

Ronnie Drew usually played guitar while he was singing, so maybe he just wasn't sure what to do with his hands!

[@niedeutschermeister1]

It's hard to believe, how Shane, even drunk as fu** always takes his turn at the right time and remembers his lyrics. That guy is a mistery to me. Love him.

[@edmills1695]

A Drink And A Smoke, Classic Shane!

[@slaves329.]

Imagine what he would of been if he didn't drink or take drugs. Let that sink in

[@creed22solar123]

@@slaves329. that's debatable, some creative types only uncover their full potential with help from alcohol or drugs. Would Shane have written all those masterpiece lyrics had he been sober? We'll never know that.

[@6Haunted-Days]

Ummmm sorry but functioning alcoholics are not a mystery theres MILLIONS of them 🙄🤣😂🤷🏼‍♀️ where’s the damn mystery?

[@6Haunted-Days]

@@slaves329.probably not as talented….as a former drug addict I simply cannot get my flow as I did when I used and I oxycodone was my drug of choice…..and that’s just a fact with MANY artists and has been since time began. So claiming he’d have more ability is just not a given fact.

[@ViktorSarge]

With the current sea shanty trend I sort of hope that more people come across this glorious moment in time.

[@arshk3612]

as one of my all time fav songs .. hoping my beard goes fully white too ! hope the folks around St Patricks day had a good one !

[@beep9100]

Cringe reddit kids will ruin it.

[@christianorr1059]

Hear, hear!!

[@kenandersson6228]

Vad ska man

[@geoffmcgowan]

@@beep9100 as long as the tik tok dorks stay away.

[@mattstevenson9025]

Remember when a person's talents were more significant than the condition of their teeth.

[@official13dvls_broknlnk_16]

At least what they had left

[@jaolin6042]

Then again, one could argue that the state of Shane's teeth are a part if the image and allure.

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Well said .

[@lordoftherats8215]

jemielnic lol what world do you live in, even the lgbtq folks in the mainstream are controlled and profited from by white cis males in control of the music industry, and idk of any mainstream musicians that are trans, especially not qtpoc.

[@TheMcgreary]

jemielnic ok boomer

[@SkaPartizan]

Ireland is a beautiful country, with lovely people and wonderful culture.

[@Pauly421]

Our music is the best craic to drink to :P

[@christianbrady5654]

Amen to that

[@honeydate]

A million times nicer than the stuffy English! I LOVE the Irish!

[@captaingridlock2186]

erin go brah !!!!!!!!!

[@badda_boom8017]

What I love tho. Is he said all the way from London :D

[@anniemaylallyrickerby3771]

Shan'e performances were never boring.. Here is a prime examples with the Dubliners... RIP Shane you will be sorely missed. 💐💖

[@pedrorameses4364]

True Irishman who loved life

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yes indeed and imo he sang one of the best Christmas songs of all time in the fairytale of New York

[@justinestell2333]

Rest in peace Shane and others

[@johnscanlon7757]

Love how the fiddler and the flute man are enjoying each others talent

[@bully130london]

I'm English and I love too

[@brendandevoy8178]

@@bully130london it doesn’t matter where your from pal if u like it , u like it .

[@qualified9309]

To me it also looks like the fiddler is proud of the other one's skills since he was a magnificent flute player himself

[@thatisonetastyburger]

Is it not the tin whistle

[@rafaelfernandeslopesdeoliv1700]

@@thatisonetastyburger yes, which is a fipple flute.

[@jubileebaby9787]

Played this on a jukebox on a rainy November night in an Irish bar, downtown New York. The place went mental!.

[@fintonmainz7845]

You're a very talented man Rik.

[@jubileebaby9787]

@@fintonmainz7845 I just put the money in and selected this classic tune, everyone else did the rest.. 😉

[@ifwecouldvote]

@@fintonmainz7845 lol

[@fintonmainz7845]

@Michael Watts he probably sang it for his mother.

[@ds5398]

lots of plastic paddies I expect.

[@johnsheppard4535]

Ronnie Drew and Shane MacGowan were a dream combo. Neither of them actually realised how great they were.

[@johnketteringham996]

Shane still is. RIP Ronnie.

[@brendanmccabe8373]

@@johnketteringham996 let’s not forget aulde Kelly another great Irishman lost too soon

[@gailmedley6479]

❤️❤️❤️ true

[@alastairdunstan6534]

More to the point, Neither of them gave/give a fook ! , they do because they can, God love em 👍

[@paddymccarron2557]

A

[@leocaptain9509]

Regards from Poland for all irish People

[@brigitnunez6735]

Thank you so much

[@Feathers10000]

Ripose in pace Shane , gloria à té from Corsica !

[@carolinecameron1531]

My mum passed just before shane. She was of irish decent and this song makes me smile. Rip shane. Rip mammy x

[@davidp4043]

❤❤❤

[@bobbiescrisps9208]

This is one of my favourites the energy is contagious, rest in peace brother

[@00bcls]

Was my wedding song in 1991!

[@Drstfu82]

Shane is everything all at once of being Irish. And we are so proud of his beautiful miraculous soul!

[@keithedmundson2318]

Shane's a facking Londoner.

[@ahhhhh607]

Seeing the way Barney and John look at their younger counterparts, playing whistle and banjo, is awesome, they look proud

[@johnodonnell55]

Absolute legends…this is so precious …

[@davidsimpson5021]

The energy coming from this performance could have kept dublin lit for a month. One of the greatest live performances ever.

[@CrazyMonkey679]

The scenes in Ireland when the pubs opened back after lockdown

[@conskate]

WELCOME TO IRELAND WHERE WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT

[@nicoverheul6211]

Green greats from HOLLAND.

[@jackbutler3133]

Giddy up lad cannot wait till they open

[@liamhyland2829]

6 months later and there still fucking closed

[@Shisha2025]

Can I see Ronnie Drew in person again?

[@utevroot]

Being born on St Patrick's day, I have often spent my birthday in Irish Taverns. I also have worked and lived in Dublin during the two months of summer 2000. Spent an evening at the tavern on top of Sugar hill. Yes, Irish people is very warm friendly and funny. LONG LIVE IRELAND !

[@redpig1120]

We don’t have or do Taverns…..PUB.

[@lyndsayshenkle8904]

I have always loved the Pogues, and who cares about his teeth? The man is drop dead gorgeous in my book. What a talented musician! Every single last one of the musicians here are wonderful, but I definitely have a crush on handsome Shane!

[@GODOFEARTHREALM]

That's my dude 😎

[@angelaholsapple8830]

He's so sexy!

[@johncherry2205]

Should have went to Specsavers 🤓

[@MsFionaxxx]

Grammar, please. Should have GONE...@@johncherry2205

[@user-bu3re6wo4s]

This song is hard coded into his DNA. Like everything he did. Man was a gift to music, RIP Shane, you bloody legend.

[@ginger1531]

Legendary

[@sandyblue4235]

How could you not have fun singing this song.

[@johntanner3659]

What stands out for me is the respect each musician has for each other, the way they watch to support and to hand over to each other, and the joy in them to be working as one.

[@vincenzazeolla9032]

My favourite version of this song by far

[@seanphelan798]

RIP Shane, true legend at the game of life 🙏

[@stevemanleycbg.5232]

One of the greatest moments in irish music history. Ronnie drew just magical.

[@Rando_Shyte]

Ah Ronnie.

[@robashton5254]

Hell yeah!

[@miovicdina7706]

Holy SHIT, the energy!!!!! 🍀🍀🍀

[@TheDecmorgan]

This song was played at my uncles funeral.... when it started playing we were outside the crematorium about to carry his coffin in for the short ceremony that would happen there..... they had it blaring.... could see people other side of the graveyard the crematorium was located in look over in our direction to see what was going on... a bit shocked..... some of the family hid their faces in embarrassment mortified at the song choice (but laughing at the same time). the place was hoping like a pub in a lockin blaring this song..... everyone was laughing and smiling... funeral directors, even the priest too outside with us were struggling to hold their composure as we all walked in to the chapel..... never seen a funeral start like that before.... (we balanced it out with a poem to the lonesome boatman by the fureys at the end - but still what a way to go out lol)

[@gerarddoyle7772]

SING IT FOR ME MATE, FUCKEN LOVE IT,

[@craigdouglas9806]

Thats how I want man!

[@NWTejas]

My sister's last wish was her brothers make a toast at her grave before lowering her. As we were pouring shots, one thing led to another and the entire crowded ended up under the awning with dixie cup shots in their hands, laughing and toasting. Only my sister could get us to bartend graveside. She was one of a kind. Peace be with you, Dana. See ya' soon.

[@DJ-iq3bb]

Your uncle was probably a legend

[@aci229]

RIP Dana. See you on the other side.

[@andrewmcgeorge7820]

People speak about classic performances, far too easily. But this is off the scale. Brilliant

[@AshinAsia]

Gems like this I save in my absolute favourites playlist. I watch them when I'm a bit down. This performance is like you said, off the scale.

[@trishaprett7721]

I asked Ronnie Drew for his autograph for my 6 year old son who loved him.Standing on O’Connell Bridge,the smell of the Liffey.He told me He would swop his signature for my phone number in a purely humorous manner.I dance down the street.His eyes were mesmerising .RIP Ronnie,so many Irish Musicians and friends together in Heaven.💚🙏🏻

[@KurtisBlack]

My childhood was filled with memories of my Grandfather listening to The Pogues and the Dubliners, I used to love sitting with him listening along. He passed away a couple months ago, but this music will always keep him alive in spirit.

[@kriscardwell4918]

Same here, my papa used to give me a shandy an a nip on a Friday and he put the rebel tunes on and we had a blast, wish i could have one more night to spend with him,, miss him so much,, true Republican.... Tioc faidh ar la....

[@noahb9596]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@noahb9596]

@@kriscardwell4918 And I'm sorry for your loss as well

[@gcchapman6687]

My dad passed away yesterday, listening to this brings back memories of him when he still enjoyed life..

[@shamrock4500]

my Irish granddad woke up us every morning blasting his Irish records on his stereo, it was awesome and I miss those days.

[@michaelsternberg1597]

The pogues on stage reasonably sober amazing

[@darryllp9399]

Bloody Magnificent! Massive respects from over the water in England. 🤗

[@shane7103]

Respect from Ireland my good man

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

​@shane7103 & from me, my old friend, in my local pub as I was just passing the flyer said "Tonight Iive Irish Music", you just know its gonna be a great night all the best

[@mahulad7298]

Couldn't possibly be two more unique singers anywhere on earth, quintessential Irish vocalists.

[@JD-dk6hd]

Please everyone keep calm, make sure the fridge is well stocked, us Irish will ride this out. Stay safe everyone

[@surfraptor]

Best wishes from Holland!

[@ketamina]

And Spain.

[@odiltm259]

Well stocked with cases of Guinness and Jameson

[@telegramsam24]

Greetings from the Free Republic of Bavaria! F*ck Corona, Prussia and the british army.

[@younggud]

@@telegramsam24 God bless the British Army, winning wars and disciplining europe for over 600 years

[@barbarathiebault6545]

Shane : voice, teeth and ears ❤

[@trishaprett7721]

The essence of being Irish,nobody can enrich our culture.This is us💚

[@Chris-yz7cs]

Staggering amount of talent on that stage

[@hooliganandroguefilms]

Shane you were my friend and you were a force I will never forget. Your goddaughter loves you my old friend.

[@marshajohnstonmenehan6385]

2019 and still listening to the pogues best of the best 💚🧡

[@matthewadams1874]

Is Sean still alive legend 🙄😆

[@matthewadams1874]

Green fields ov France is the tune

[@mydigicraftscrafts8649]

don't forget Ronny x

[@matthewadams1874]

Green fields ov France is the tune

[@patrickmckillen7121]

You know that girl x

[@65BigNorm]

Saw them do this at the Brighton Centre gig in 1988 and Kirsty McColl was up there too. I've been to hundreds of gigs in my 57 years but this was surely the best of the lot

[@adrianc1264]

was at the same gig

[@ottoripollleal5677]

Amazon performance. They are enjoying so much. Shane is such an amazing singer. My dad loved The Pogues. Many memories when he played these songs. RIP Dad and Shane.

[@suzannebeswick885]

Absolute talent, who cares about his teeth, best song writer of our times x

[@laszlonimrodbuday4849]

Óriási ez a zene!!!! Éljen az Ír-Magyar barátság!

[@sloughlin721]

🇮🇪❤️🇭🇺

[@jolkakallay]

valahol azt olvastam, az írek a Nyugat magyarjai...

[@ackers72]

Ronnie and Shane will be singing tonight RIP Both ❤

[@Tassie85]

Every person on that stage is astonishingly gifted. Such a big, gorgeous sound, with Ronnie and Shane putting their all into a classic. Wow.

[@Genghis-Khan121]

Reminds me of my time on the sites in London many years ago cashing my cheque in the pubs around Cricklewood by the end of the weekend I had flattened the lot , great times I’ll always remember 👏🏼 RIP Shane M, Always be a Legend!

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Living in Kilburn in the 80s whilst walking past Biddy Mulligans Pub on a Sunday midday lunch session after Mass at the Sacred Heart Church this song was always blasting from a band in the pub . Loved it people walking bye doing a little jig . Memories Kilburn alive everyday so many Pubs bringing the High Road to life .

[@PJ-uc4ml]

We are so lucky to have all the best singers ever from Ireland 🇮🇪 They have made us all very proud

[@JB-cq8is]

As a music fan i can say this is one of the few live performance you will ever see in which the artists are actually having a blast. Seeing the dubs the legends they are enjoying themselves playing with a new style of music is amazing. And the pogues! The look on Shanes face in the last verse when he realises a legend like Ronnie wants him to join in is amazing. They are all brilliant.

[@jonesinpower]

J B u clearly haven’t watched any rock concerts

[@thelonegunman2622]

Yeah these guys are genuinely having a good time

[@angelotaegi3843]

Eskerrikasko Shane por el legado que has dejado y los buenos momentos que me has hecho y harás vivir. Goian bego. DEP.

[@jayd1974]

Great song and performance by 2 class bands🇮🇪👍RIP Shane

[@richardshort311]

I'm 55 and have been a lifelong fan of Dubliners and the Pouges. I think that Shane's look is appealing. He is real.

[@lucyhayward5673]

What I love about Shane is that he doesn't miss a beat.....who cares what he looks like?? Really??

[@jackholloway1]

He's lip syncing, sounds exactly the same as the studio version

[@BillyBillion80]

Back in he day when my dad's after-work breath gave you the impression that the city was loose and available.

[@adrianc1264]

haha

[@debrahquinn9371]

I was brought up on this music ☘️ my family are true Celts... magic

[@jackcrassus168]

I’m formally requesting this to be played at my funeral one day

[@jackcrassus168]

@Amanda Daniel🥰 Hello Amanda, today was a fine day. Nothing gained nothing lost

[@jackcrassus168]

@Amanda Daniel🥰 hi?

[@2011vipe]

Ronnie Drew, what a personality!

[@carolynwoodman1734]

Love it. They all looked pissed. But still deliver..xx

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

Watching Shane just looking at Ronnie Drew with such admiration while he sings is just wonderful

[@PaulyTheFarmer]

Shane and Ronnie up there singing this tonight. Rest in peace lads.

[@peterrobinson8940]

Brilliant. Superb, this must make you happy

[@ainedelaney8056]

Rp the legend shane

[@onlyonealanlancasterstatus810]

This,is damm fantastic

[@holymoly6829]

What a magical performance all round 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@jacquelinekalich7463]

Can't get much more talent in a room than that!

[@TheoPates995]

Ever seen a rush concert?

[@colmanoflynn5367]

@@TheoPates995 shutup

[@TheoPates995]

@@colmanoflynn5367 nah I'm alright thanks

[@Buildbeautiful]

@@TheoPates995 big rush to get out

[@johnredpath]

Ths finest of irish musicians....r.i.p shane

[@irishelk3]

So lucky to be from a country that celebrates good craic and music.

[@suesjoy]

IrishBard oh yeah!

[@BraVeHeart1297.]

no as good looking as the Scottish but then again no cunts are 😉

[@peterward8630]

Yes,so true all the band were feeling that.

[@NightriderMadMax]

I wish I was from your country.

[@IETCHX69]

Darby O'Gill. Canadian here . I was hooked on craic for about 4 years .

[@michelletrimmer7431]

Rest in Paradise Shane MacGowan. Your music will play on.

[@brenmanock]

Two great bands on one stage. Fantastic!!proud to be Irish ☘️

[@EIREriddick13]

What a crew.. Absolute musical talent.

[@teux01]

This was so Irish a shamrock grew out of my arse while I listened.

[@Maxley..]

This unexpectedly brought me to tears. I was ready to watch, frankly, an energetic but embarrassing shambles.However each and every one of them nailed it. Shane, smoking and drinking during the song, only got one word wrong. And The Dubliners, giving it their all with one hand on their wallets.

[@MsFionaxxx]

Your last six words are mean and cheap.

[@Maxley..]

@@MsFionaxxx " “Of course, he did mix with a rakish set of fellows at that time, drank freely and borrowed money on all sides." James Joyce, from his novel 'Dubliners' - 1914.

[@asmith8446]

Never to be repeated. Nothing today can ever compare.

[@aliwills9449]

Just brilliant

[@seaniek9175]

Like all the great players Ronnie & Shane make it look easy. R.I.P Shane. Funeral mass in Nenagh tomorrow.

[@maro7997]

I am 44 now and clearly remember seeing this as an 8 year old and being blown away by the sound, the solidness of Ronnie the anarchy of Shane together making beautiful Irish music still sounds so good today ❤

[@MadeOfStone89]

can't stop tapping my feet along!

[@joannehack7588]

I can’t get enough of Shane’s musical energy

[@patdonnelly9392]

Oh, my! Never seen or heard this before....Amazing. Brilliant. Such a musical treat!!

[@HitoHito27]

I can smell the whiskey from here

[@stephenmcabe9137]

cunts a ponce wie his martinis fuckin

[@AllIsntEverything]

stephen mcabe...and the American says, "Huh?"

[@peterward8630]

Breath out and spit on my face. Pure class!

[@Switcharoo12]

And the rot

[@cupcake168]

*lol* Best comment ever.

[@barnoidbatno3607]

Doesn’t get much better

[@kathyknife5513]

Mesmerizing ..when it's the Pogues and Dubliners. Cheers.🍺😉

[@ruairidhirwin1767]

Look at the joy that the fiddler is getting at 4.00 from the flautist's playing!

[@douglasbatley1907]

If you heard that coming over the hill , run . 🏃‍♀️ towards it 😅

[@kevindaly3902]

This video is a piece of Irish music treasure.

[@tasakattotarzan]

Cheers from Finland, this is pure gold!

[@edwardeduardus7398]

This is in ONE word..........Shane and Dubliners.... Happy Dayss..

[@pjy3265]

Absolutely iconic

[@kaibrennan3391]

On the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks For the grand city hall in New York 'Twas a wonderful craft, she was rigged fore and aft And oh, how the wild wind drove her She stood several blasts, she had twenty-seven masts And they called her The Irish Rover We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags We had two million barrels of bone We had three million bales of old nanny goats' tails We had four million barrels of stone We had five million dogs, six million hogs Seven million barrels of porter We had eight million sides of old blind horses' hides In the hold of The Irish Rover There was ole Mickey Coote, who played hard on his flute When the ladies'd line up for a set He was tootlin' with skill for each sparkling quadrille 'Till the dancers were fluther'd and bet With his smart, witty talk, he was cock of the walk And he rolled the dames under and over They all knew at a glance, when he took up his stance That he sailed in The Irish Rover There was Barney McGee, from the banks of the Lee There was Hogan, from County Tyrone There was Johnny McGurk, who was scared stiff of work And a man from Westmeath called Malone There was Slugger O'Toole, who was drunk as a rule And fighting Bill Tracey from Dover And your man, Mick McCann, from the banks of the Bann Was the skipper on The Irish Rover For a sailor, it's always a bother of life It's so lonesome by night and by day That he longs for the shore, and a pretty young whore Who will melt all his troubles away All the noise, and the rout, swillin' poitin and stout For him, soon it's done and over Of the love of a maid, he is never afraid An old salt from The Irish Rover We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out And the ship lost its way in the fog And the whale of a crew was reduced down to two Myself and the captain's old dog Then the ship struck a rock, oh Lord, what a shock The bulkhead was turned right over Turned nine times around, then the poor old dog was drowned (2, 3!) I'm the last of The Irish Rover!

[@williammurray3136]

This song reminds me of my great grandmother and me grandfather. Came to the United states when she was a little girl and moved to New york, from Ireland. She was an orphan and lived at a convent with nuns and set the wave for my family to be formed when she met my great grandfather during Workd War 1. He passed away when my father was little. So I never meet him. I did know her she passed away when i was little but she was so beautiful, such an elegant woman full of amazing beauty. She was 103 when she passed , and was sharp as a tack. This song always reminds me of her. It always brings a tear of joy to my eyes.

[@Mrbrbusby]

Anyone who despises the British government and its corrupt royal family can delight in this tune. From the indentured servants of La Georgie who sailed here from the galleys out of Old Bailey, to our heroic French liberators, to the free citizens of Baltimore who stood down these bloody bastards in 1812, to our new friends from the Indian Subcontinent who like Eire choked under the wretched tyranny of Perfidious Albion, May that tyrannical plutocracy of racist bigots soon meet their long deserved demise. 🇺🇸🇮🇪🇫🇷 #1776 #1789

[@frankiefitz6899]

@@Mrbrbusby another American thinking that their Irish, lol.

[@jessiemurkin9594]

@@frankiefitz6899 exacly mate

[@jessiemurkin9594]

@@williammurray3136 what county were they from