Irish Pub Song Lyrics
The High KingsMusic Video
Irish Pub Song
Well, you're walkin' through a city street, you could be in Peru
And you hear a distant calling and you know it's meant for you
Then you drop what you were doing and you join the merry mob
And before you know just where you are, you're in an Irish pub
They've got one in Honolulu, they've got one in Moscow too
They got four of them in Sydney and a couple in Kathmandu
So whether you sing or pull a pint you'll always have a job
'Cause where ever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
Now that design is fairly simple and it usually works the same,
You'll have 'Razor Houghton' scoring in the Ireland - England game
And you know your in an Irish pub the minute you're in the door,
For a couple of boys with bodhrans will be murdering Christy Moore
They've got one in Honolulu, they've got one in Moscow too
They got four of them in Sydney and a couple in Kathmandu
So whether you sing or pull a pint you'll always have a job
'Cause where ever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
Now the owner is Norwegian and the manager comes from Cork
And the lad that's holding up the bar says 'Only Eejits Work'
He was born and bred in Bolton but his mammy's from Kildare
And he's going to make his fortune soon and move to County Clare
They've got one in Honolulu, they've got one in Moscow too
They got four of them in Sydney and a couple in Kathmandu
So whether you sing or pull a pint you'll always have a job
'Cause where ever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
Now it's time for me to go, I have to catch me train
So I'll leave ye sitting at the bar and face the wind and rain
For I'll have that pint you owe me, if I'm not gone on the dry
When we meet next week in Frankford in the fields of Athenry
They've got one in Honolulu, they've got one in Moscow too
They got four of them in Sydney and a couple in Kathmandu
So whether you sing or pull a pint you'll always have a job
'Cause where ever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
They've got one in Honolulu, they've got one in Moscow too
They got four of them in Sydney and a couple in Kathmandu
So whether you sing or pull a pint you'll always have a job
'Cause where ever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
Wherever you go around the world you'll find an Irish pub
Song Details
🎶 Music:
Same tune as Napoleon Crossing The Alps (Irish Barndance), Hot Asphalt, Mr. Maguire which was also named Let Mr. McGuire Sit Down by The Irish Rovers.
✍️ Lyrics: Brian Flynn
📝 Song Brief:
A song about Irish pubs and their popularity world-wide. No matter where you go in the world, you will always find an Irish pub or two or three!
- Peru — country in western South America
- Honolulu — the capital of Hawaii
- Moscow — the capital of Russia
- Sydney — the capital of New South Wales, Australia
- Kathmandu — capital of Nepal (small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)
- Razor Houghton — Irish legendary soccer player
- bodhran — a handheld goatskin drum used in traditional Irish music - often played with a stick
- Christy Moore — famous Irish Folk singer
- Cork — city in Ireland located in the South-West Region in the province of Munster
- Eejits — slang term for 'idiots'
- Bolton — town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England
- Kildare — town in County Kildare, Ireland 50 km west of Dublin
- County Clare — a county in Ireland located in the Mid-West Region in the province of Munster
- Athenry — a town in County Galway, Ireland 25 km (16 miles) east of Galway city
🍀 Genre: Irish Folk Song
🎤 The High Kings:
Irish folk band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2008. The members of the band include Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey and Darren Holden - Clancy and Furey are synonymous with Folk Music in Ireland - Finbarr is the son of Bobby Clancy from The Clancy Brothers and Martin is the son of Finbar Furey from The Fureys.
💿 Single:
Released: April 5, 2013
💿 Album: Decade - Best Of The High Kings
Released: Nov 3, 2017
Country: UK
Format: CD, Compilation
Label: Celtic Collections
- The Rocky Road To Dublin
- Spancil Hill *
- The Fields Of Athenry *
- The Rising Of The Moon
- Hand Me Down My Bible *
- Rare Auld Times *
- Four Green Fields *
- The Lonesome Boatman
- Homeland
- Marie's Wedding
- The Green Fields Of France *
- The Black Velvet Band
- Irish Pub Song
- Red Is The Rose
- Grace *
- Friends For Life (Live Version)
- The Town I Loved So Well *
- The Parting Glass *
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