Gaelic Storm - Johnny Tarr lyrics

Lemme tell you a little story about
A man named Johnny Tarr
He was a hard drinking son of a preacher
Always at the bar
Lager from the tap or shots
Of Paddy from the shelf
He could open his throttle and
Throw back a bottle
As quick as the devil himself! Johnny Tarr

And the word got around that
Johnny Tarr was no pretender
From Clare to here they'd lock up the
Beer when Johnny went on a bender
Down at Dickey Mack's, the Rising Sun
Or at the Swan he was drinking at seven by
Ten to eleven well
All the booze would be gone! Johnny Tarr!

And even if you saw it yourself
You wouldn't believe it
But, I wouldn't trust a person like me
If I were you
Sure I wasn't there, I swear I have an alibi
I heard it from a man who knows
A fella’ who says it's true!
It was nine in the morning
On a cold and rainy night
Johnny walked into the Castle Bar
Looking to get tight
He had money in his pocket
He had whiskey in his eye
He said: "Get up off your asses
And set up your glasses
I'm drinking this place dry!"

Now all the serious boozers
They were soon broken hearted
When Johnny finished off six and
He was only getting started
Guzzling down the pints
Knockin' 'em back like candy
He was lookin' alright to
Be drinkin' all night
Then Nora brought out the
Brandy! Johnny Tarr!

And even if you saw it yourself
You wouldn't believe it
But, I wouldn't trust a person like me
If I were you
Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
I heard it from a man who knows
A fella who says it's true!

Here we go Sheila!

Johnny drank the whole damn bottle
Had another pint or two
When it made no impression he started
A session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was waiting for his pint
When his face turned green
Jesus, Johnny fell down after only fifteen!

You could have heard a pin drop
Then the crowd let out a roar
It took five Cork women to
Lift Johnny off the floor!
The doctor looked him over
Said you'd better call the hearse:
But, it's not what you're thinkin'
It wasn't the drinkin'!
This man died of thirst! Johnny Tarr!
And even if you saw it yourself
You wouldn't believe it
But, I wouldn't trust a person like me
If I were you
Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
I heard it from a man who knows
A fella who says it's true!

And even if you saw it yourself
You wouldn't believe it
I wouldn't trust a person like me
If I were you sure I wasn't there
But I swears I has an alibi
I heard it from a man who knows
A fella who says it's true!