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[00:00.00]Johnny Tarr - Gaelic Storm
[00:17.95]Let me tell you a little story
[00:19.49]About a man named Johnny Tarr
[00:21.31]He was a hard drinking son of a preacher
[00:23.59]Always at the bar
[00:25.22]Lager from the tap
[00:26.38]Or shots of Paddy from the shelf
[00:28.40]He could open his throttle and throw back a bottle
[00:30.18]As quick as the Devil himself Johnny Tarr
[00:38.95]And the word got around
[00:40.34]That Johnny Tarr was no pretender
[00:42.30]From Claire to here they'd lock up the beer
[00:44.39]When Johnny went on a bender
[00:45.90]Down at Dickey Mack's
[00:47.23]The Rising Sun or at the Swan
[00:49.23]He was drinking at seven by ten to eleven
[00:51.08]Well all the booze would be gone Johnny Tarr
[00:56.18]And even if you saw it yourself
[00:58.62]You wouldn't believe it
[00:59.66]But I wouldn't trust a person like me if I were you
[01:03.34]Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
[01:06.75]I heard it from a man
[01:08.09]Who knows a fella who says it's true
[01:12.56]It was nine in the morning
[01:14.43]On a cold and rainy night
[01:16.01]Johnny rolled into the Castle Bar
[01:18.09]Looking to get tight
[01:19.72]He had money in his pocket
[01:21.49]He had whiskey in his eye
[01:22.81]He said Get up off your asses
[01:24.10]And set up the glasses
[01:25.13]I'm drinking this place dry
[01:33.82]Now all the serious boozers
[01:35.39]They were soon broken hearted
[01:37.20]When Johnny finished off six
[01:38.73]And he was only getting started
[01:40.95]Guzzling down the pints
[01:42.50]Knocking them back like candy
[01:44.12]He was looking alright to be drinking all night
[01:45.86]Then Nora brought out the brandy Johnny Tarr
[01:51.23]And even if you saw it yourself
[01:53.47]You wouldn't believe it
[01:54.45]But I wouldn't trust a person like me if I were you
[01:58.04]Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
[02:01.56]I heard it from a man
[02:02.88]Who knows a fella who says it's true
[02:23.84]Johnny drank the whole damn bottle
[02:25.76]Had another pint or two
[02:27.47]When it made no impression
[02:28.63]He started a session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
[02:31.10]He was waiting for his pint
[02:32.83]When his face turned green
[02:34.75]Jesus Johnny fell down
[02:35.98]After only fifteen
[02:38.06]You could've heard a pin drop
[02:39.67]Then the crowd let out a roar
[02:41.35]It took five Cork women
[02:42.80]To lift Johnny off the floor
[02:44.95]The doctor looked him over
[02:46.59]And said Better call the hearse
[02:48.30]But it's not what you're thinking
[02:49.44]It wasn't the drinking this man died of thirst Johnny Tarr
[02:55.51]And even if you saw it yourself
[02:57.76]You wouldn't believe it
[02:58.77]I wouldn't trust a person like me if I were you
[03:02.44]Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
[03:05.80]I heard it from a man
[03:07.26]Who knows a fella who says it's true
[03:12.07]And even if you saw it yourself
[03:14.16]You wouldn't believe it
[03:15.33]But I wouldn't trust a person like me if I were you
[03:18.95]Sure I wasn't there I swear I have an alibi
[03:22.35]I heard it from a man
[03:23.72]Who knows a fella who says it's true