Christy Moore - Continental Céilidh lyrics

Over in McCann's there's a
Grand type of danceband
A-playing and they're spinnin' out
The Continental Ceili
They're comin' in their cars from
The bars over in Leitir
And Killane just to hear the
Famous Gunther Reynolds playing
Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue
Neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons
Such commotion will act like a
Lotion on the struttin'
At the Continental Céilí tonight

Wolfgang's playing on the comb
Someone shouts at him go home
Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán
Quinn from Corofin his fiddle
Tucked beneath his chin
Ssh! He's going to play the
Bucks of Oranmore now
And an old-fashioned lady begins
To sing a song
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there
Clarinbridge for the chowder
Keep your powder dry
For the Continental Céilí tonight
Ciarán closing his eyes pretends
He's in disguise
When he sees and old flame comin' over
He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds
Doin' all he can to please
- the night's at such a delicate stage
Later on he'll give an audience to
One of them or two
He'll sing the the Dyin' Swan
To touch their feelings
Tonight's his night and tomorrow night
Will be just the same

Ada let me out to the bar
Where the boys are goin' far
And they're spinnin' out
The Continental Ceili
Never mind the liquor, the music's in my soul
So long as I can hear the band a-playin'
The pipes and the flutes and
The fiddles are in tune
Whoo! I'd love to meet a European girl
Ada now me head is goin' light and the band
Is playin' tight At the
Continental Céilí tonight

All the publicans are there
'tis like a hirin' fair
Tryin' to figure out how
Much McCann is makin'
To keep their pubs outta Stubbs
They're lashin' out big subs
In a burst of fierce anticipation
Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till
Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up
They'll be buyin' free porter for
The members of the band
At the Continental Céilí tonight