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Rare Old Mountain Dew

from Shenanigans by The New Ruffians

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Traditional arranged by The New Ruffians

lyrics

Let grasses grow and waters flow
In a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff
That’s brewed near Galway Bay
Come Gowgers all from Donegal
From Sligo and Leitrim too
Oh, we’ll give them the slip and we’ll take a sip
Of the rare old Mountain Dew

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

At the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still
Where the smoke curls up in the sky
With a whiff and a sniff you can plainly tell
That there’s poitin made nearby
For it fills the air with a perfume
That’s known to me and you
It’s off we roll to drink a bowl
Or a bucket full of Mountain Dew

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

There’s learned men who take-up the pen
Who have wrote the praises high
Of sweet poitin from Ireland green
That’s made from wheat and rye
Get away with your pills, it’ll cure all ills
Be ye Pagan, Christian or Jew
Take off your coat and grease your throat
With the Rare old the Mountain Dew

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle diddle dum
Skiddly idle dum diddle dum day

credits

from Shenanigans, released November 27, 2020
Daran Crook: Vocals and Guitar
Paul Dunn: Cajon, Percussion and Backing Vocals
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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