lisdoonvarna
Singer:christy moore
how's it goin' there everybody
here we are in the county clare
long way from here to there
there's the burren and the cliffs of moher
the tulla and the kilfenora
flutes and fiddles everywhere
climb a mountain or jump in a lake
some head off to exotic places
others go to the galway races
mattie goes to the south of france
a cousin of mine goes potholing
a cousin of heres loves joe dolan
summer comes around each year
we go there and they come here
some jet off to. frijiliana
but i always go to lisdoonvarna
i always leave on a thursday night
with me tent and me groundsheet rolled up tight
in around friday afternoon
this gives me time to get me tent up and my gear together
i don't need to worry about the weather
ramble in for a pint of stout
you'd never know who'd be hangin' about
there's a dutchman playing a mandolin
and a german looking for liam og o'floinn
bono and garrett fitzgerald
gettin' their photos taken for the sunday world
and they drinkin' pints to bate the band
to hear the music and the songs
motorbikes and hi-ace vans
with bottles - barrels - flagons - cans
mighty craic. loads of frolics
free nicky kelly and the ira
hairy chests and milk-white thighs
mickey dodgers in disguise
massage parlours in horse boxes
takin' breaks and throwin' shapes
they had to build a special runway just to get him down
before the chieftains could start to play
seven creamy pints came out on a tray
shergar was ridden by lord lucan
sean cannon did the backstage cookin'
clannad were playin' harry's game"