Irish Drinking Song - Water is alright in Tay

Clancy Brothers - Water is alright in Tay

Lyrics:

The French drink wine, the English tea.
The Yankee drinks his hot black coffee.
The child drinks milk nine times a day.
The Scotsman sips his whiskey toddy.
You can keep you wine and keep your tea!
My curse on him that brings me coffee!
I'll drink porter, if I may.
It makes me feel content and happy.
Porter quaffed down with a laugh.
The gentry have their aching livers.
Water is all right in tea,
For fish, and things that swim in rivers.
The poor man and the beggar, too,
The poet in the corner thinking.
If they'd money enough to spend,
It's pints of porter they'd be drinking.
Porter quaffed down with a laugh.
The gentry have their aching livers.
Water is all right in tea,
For fish, and things that swim in rivers.
The miser hoards and stores his gold.
The bee collects the summer honey.
When that miser's dead and cold,
Someone else will kiss his money!
Porter quaffed down with a laugh.
The gentry have their aching livers.
Water is all right in tea,
For fish, and things that swim in rivers.
Some go in for counting beads.
More go in for chasing women.
The scholar stays at home and reads.
Give me the glass with porter in it.
Porter quaffed down with a laugh.
The gentry have their aching livers.
Water is all right in tea,
For fish, and things that swim in rivers.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• irish
• drinking
• song
• clancy
• makem
• folk

[hellfish1001]

lol i love the song its bumpy but i can't understand a word XD

[lreland1]

LOL - ok...I've posted the lyrics in the description but they are not Verbãtim et līterãtim but the meaning is there - Drink Porter!

[Kollar0718]

no, forget the pot smoke, drink alcohol. :P

[hideouswhelp]

long live good ale

and may ur glasses never get dry......

[rjd4manutd]

water is alright in tay ,for fish and things that swim in rivers !! deadly lyrics and you cant bate the black stuff !

[brendtman]

irish rock

[justicepartyuk]

12th July is upon Ulster, i hope there is no violence. Police must be prepared to use water cannon, baton, tear gas & live bullet on rioters, no matter if they are 6 years of age. Shot the rioters in the leg even if they are 6 years of age, people who are throwing stones or cocktail of inflammable liquid must be shot .

[kutcorner420]

River Tay, a river in Scotland

[dannyanddi]

I am from Cork...recently visited Brazil, where Portuguese is a primary language...and was surprised to see that Cha was their word for tea. Brought back fond memories of my grandfather asking for a "cup of cha". And by the way...love this song.

[niernlad]

Love the fact that there are some people out there who dont understand a word of this song.

[NewBeginning04]

@Kollar0718 amen to that!

[merrycenci]

... water makes rusty....

[bullyboy1863]

I'll have porter if may it makes me feel content and happy :D 

[LTdudes]

i love the refrein