Traditional - Rare Auld Mountain Dew (trad)

from Live at Spring Jubilee 4​-​2​-​2016 by James Olin Oden

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An old Irish moonshine song.

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(Chorus)
Let the [G]grasses grow and the [C]waters flow in a [G]free and easy [D]way,
But give [G]me enough of the [C]rare auld stuff that's [G]made near [D]Galway [G]Bay,
And [G]policeman all from Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim [C]too,
We'll [G]give them the slip, and we'll [C]take a sip of the [G]rare auld [D]mountain [G]dew.

There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill, where the smoke curls up to the sky,
By a whiff of the smell, you can plainly tell, there's poteen boys nearby,
And it fills the air with a perfume rare, and betwixt both me and you,
As home we stroll we can take a bowl of the rare auld mountain dew.

(Chorus)

Now learned men as use the pen have writ thy praises high,
Of the sweet poteen, from Ireland green, distilled with wheat and rye,
Away with yer pills, it will cure all ills, be you pagan, christian or jew,
So take off your coat and grease your throat with the rare auld mountain dew.

(Chorus)

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from Live at Spring Jubilee 4​-​2​-​2016, track released April 2, 2016

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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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