The Irish Drinking Song

It was Christmas in Kirkubbin

1991

The boys were mashin' whiskey

And the girls are drinkin' rum

And though the holly green was hangin'

And the mistletoe was hung

I couldn't sleep that Christmas 'til the deed was done

I said

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea!

So I stepped out from the merriment

Found a soldier by the dam

I took out both me knuckles

And I said "fight me like a man"

And he tried to calm me senses

But I was fuckin' gone

So I took out a fuckin' hatchet

And I cut off both his arms

I said

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea

Now just remember before this next part

I'm actually a really good guy in my personal life

So I ripped out all his organs

As I cursed the Queen and King

Me eyes rolled back into me head

And I couldn't feel a thing

And I bet they could hear me screamin'

Down in County Cork

I went

Yaa-oh-la!

Hey li-deedle-lee-die-dum

And we said

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea

So I came back to the party

Soldier's head in hand

The boys they stopped a-dancin'

And they quieted the band

I said this is for the Republic

But my work here isn't done

And I gave that English soldier's head to Colin

My only son

And we said

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea

Everybody!

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea

Li-dee-die-dee-dee-dum

Li-dee-die-dee-dee

Kill a fuckin' Englishman

And throw him in the sea!