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traditional - Hills of Connemara​/​Whiskey Before Breakfast

from The Irish Wolfhounds by James Olin Oden

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This is an old Irish moonshining song. It, is in fact, an instructional describing all the components of making moonshine, including watching out the for the excisemen.

lyrics

Keep your eyes well peeled today,
The excisemen are on their way,
Searching for the mountain 'tay,
In the hills of Connemara!

(Chorus)
Gather up your pots and your old tin cans,
The mash the worm the barley and the bran,
Run like the divil from the excise man,
Keep the smoke from rising Barney!

Swing to the left and swing to the right,
The excisemen will dance all night,
Drinking up the 'tay in the broad daylight,
In the hills of Connemara!

(Chorus)

A gallon for the butcher, a quart for John,
A bottle for poor auld father Tom,
To help the poor auld dear along,
In the hills of Connemara!

(Chorus)

Stand your ground for its too late,
The excisemen are at the gate,
Glory be to Paddy, their drinking it straight,
In the Hills of Connemara

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from The Irish Wolfhounds, released May 1, 2009

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James Olin Oden Raleigh, North Carolina

It's always been about what moves the heart. The songs I sing are compelling stories whose telling must be told over and over again. The stories range from dark acts that should not be forgotten to the silly revelries that we should never forsake. My hope is that as my heart is moved by the music so too may yours be moved.

Sláinte Mhór...James

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