McLaughlin's Rant Lyrics

They in their black battalion go,Fit to weep, dressed to kill, to the chapel on the hill,Through the wind and the blistering snow,Unafraid, undisguised, to put pennies in his eyes,...Read Full Lyrics

Early one November me Uncle Tommy joined the army,Kitted him out for danger & ferried him o'er the sea,He threw me o'er his shoulder, sang to me a dirty ditty,Telling me when I wer...Read Full Lyrics

There's a county map to go on the wall A hurling stick & a shinty ball The bric, the brac, the craic and all Let's call it an Irish pub Caffreys, Harp, Kilkenny on tap The Guinness...Read Full Lyrics

It said his blade weighed half a tonne,O' Spanish steel, Christ how it shone,With a whistle & thump yer dash were done,And the axe cared not for who you were,He kept a cell below t...Read Full Lyrics

My Daddy he were just a boy when he walked outta school,His Mammy said there’d soon be one more hungry mouth to fill,He said ‘the learnin’ and the schoolin’ wurnae bad for ...Read Full Lyrics

By the windy shores o Canada bay I broke my fast for Lucia's day,A beguiling figure she blew my way & rattled me rovin' heart,The snipers crack, the metronome of pricy heels on pol...Read Full Lyrics

The wind howls mournful & low o'er the hole in his heart,Left a note for his Mother to say he'd be joinin' his Da',He said “The Devils all pissed 'cause I danced with his daughte...Read Full Lyrics

Oh kiss me Maggie & take me home,For I sure dinnae feel like dyin' alone,Gawn geez a shot, chuck a doggie a bone,Or a penny for me rattlin' can,As sure as Christ it's a bitter pill...Read Full Lyrics

As down the glen came McAlpines men with their shovels slung behind them'Twas in the pub that they drank the sub and up in the spike you'll find themThey sweated blood and they was...Read Full Lyrics

Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can,Come pull up a stump with an angry young man,I'll talk a lot o' pish until I can barely stand,And I'll roll away alone, all alone.[Chorus]O...Read Full Lyrics