Dublin Me Sideways

We said just one to warm the bones

A quiet pint before we’re home

The fire was low, the night was young

And someone passed the whiskey ‘round

One turned two and two turned three

And someone yelled, “That one’s on me!”

Oh we’re Dublin me sideways, down we go

From stool to song to God knows where we’ll roll

With a laugh and a shout and a clatter of glass

We swear this one will be our last

But the night keeps callin’ our names

And we’re all goin’ up in flames

Next pub door was swingin’ wide

Fiddle screamin’, boots in stride

Tables shakin’, voices loud

We joined right in and lost the crowd

Someone danced upon a chair

Someone lost a shoe somewhere

Oh we’re Dublin me sideways, down we go

From stool to song to God knows where we’ll roll

With a laugh and a shout and a clatter of glass

We swear this one will be our last

But the night keeps callin’ our names

And we’re all goin’ up in flames

Third pub in, we’re seein’ double

Fourth one promised nothin’ but trouble

Barman shoutin’, “Take it outside!”

Too late—we’d already tried

Chairs went flyin’, someone cheered

Still we ordered one more beer

I woke up singin’ on the floor

Of a place I’d never seen before

With a cat, a priest, and half a band

None of us could barely stand

Oh we’re Dublin me sideways, down we go

From stool to song to God knows where we’ll roll

With a laugh and a shout and a clatter of glass

We swore that one would be our last

But the night had other plans

And we never stood a chance