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Merry Hell

from Shenanigans by The New Ruffians

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Keeping up the standards, keep on drinking where you fell
Will I see you on the other side raising Merry Hell?
We’ve still got time for romance, fa’ilte hospitality
All the pretty girls are dancing and you know where I will be

Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you got to do to take this pain away
Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you gone and done I’ve lost all time today

There’s fear of death and violence does your mother want to stay?
All I want is lovely jugs of beer, she offers only tae!
We all fear gods and monsters and we still can’t get release
Have you had enough of life down in the belly of the beast?

Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you got to do to take this pain away
Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you gone and done I’ve lost all time today

Plagued by bouts of kindness, threw myself down in a well
With me body all tattooed in a dirty drunken smell (eugh!)
Dragged out of the city, through the one that tried and failed
And I’ll kick and bloody murder like I just broke out of jail!

Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you got to do to take this pain away
Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you gone and done I’ve lost all time today

Keeping up the standards, keep on drinking where you fell
Well I’ll see you on the other side raising Merry Hell!
We’ve still got time for romance, fa’ilte hospitality
All the pretty girls are dancing and you know where I will be

Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have you got to do to take this pain away
Well excuse me while I pray, well excuse me while I pray
Dear God what have I gone and done I’ve got too drunk today

credits

from Shenanigans, released November 27, 2020
Daran Crook: Vocal and Guitar
Paul Dunn: Cajon, Percussion and Trombone
David Dunn: Bass Guitar
Richard Harvey: Accordion

Recorded and engineered by Sam Draisey
Mixed by Paul Dunn and Mike Wyatt
Mastered by Mike Wyatt

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The New Ruffians Wolverhampton, UK

Four multi-instumentalist Midlanders playing a heady mix of traditional Celtic music, Ska, R’n’R, Indie & Punk.

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