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[C]I dreamt a dream the other night I [F]couldn't sleep a wink
Th[G]e rats were tryin' to count the sheep and I was off the drink
There were [C]footsteps in the parlour and [F]voices on the stairs
[G]I was climbin' up the walls and movin' round the chairs.
I l[C]ooked out from under the blanket [F]up at the fireplace.
The[G] Pope and John F. Kennedy were starin' in me face.
Suddenly i[C]t dawned at me I was getting the old [F]D.T.s
When the C[G]hild o' Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece.
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[C]Goodbye to the Port and Brandy, to the V[F]odka and the Stag,
To the S[G]chmiddick and the Harpic, the bo[C]ttled draught and keg.
As I sat lookin' up the Guinness ad I could [F]never figure out
How your [G]man stayed up on the surfboard after 14 pints of [C]stout.
Well I swore upon the bible I'd never touch a drop.
My heart was palpitatin' I was sure 'twas going to stop,
Thinkin' I was dyin' I gave my soul to God to keep.
A tenner to St. Anthony to help me get some sleep.
I fell into an awful nightmare - got a dreadful shock.
When I dreamt there was no Duty-free at the airport down in Knock.
George Seawright was sayin' the rosary and SPUC were on the pill.
Frank Patterson was gargled and he singin' Spancil Hill.
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I dreamt that Mr. Haughey had recaptured Crossmaglen
Then Garret got re-elected and gave it back again.
Dick Spring and Roger Casement were on board the Marita-Ann
As she sailed into Fenit they were singin' Banna Strand.
I dreamt Archbishop McNamara was on Spike Island for 3 nights
Havin' been arrested for supportin' Traveller's rights.
I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail
Barry Desmond handin' Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.
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I dreamt of Nell McCafferty and Mary Kenny too
The things that we got up to, but I'm not tellin' you.
I dreamt I was in a jacuzzi along with Alice Glenn
'twas then I knew I'd never ever, ever drink again.
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[C]I dreamt a dream the other night I [F]couldn't sleep a wink
Th[G]e rats were tryin' to count the sheep and I was off the drink
There were [C]footsteps in the parlour and [F]voices on the stairs
[G]I was climbin' up the walls and movin' round the chairs.
I l[C]ooked out from under the blanket [F]up at the fireplace.
The[G] Pope and John F. Kennedy were starin' in me face.
Suddenly i[C]t dawned at me I was getting the old [F]D.T.s
When the C[G]hild o' Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece.
CHORUS
[C]Goodbye to the Port and Brandy, to the V[F]odka and the Stag,
To the S[G]chmiddick and the Harpic, the bo[C]ttled draught and keg.
As I sat lookin' up the Guinness ad I could [F]never figure out
How your [G]man stayed up on the surfboard after 14 pints of [C]stout.
Well I swore upon the bible I'd never touch a drop.
My heart was palpitatin' I was sure 'twas going to stop,
Thinkin' I was dyin' I gave my soul to God to keep.
A tenner to St. Anthony to help me get some sleep.
I fell into an awful nightmare - got a dreadful shock.
When I dreamt there was no Duty-free at the airport down in Knock.
George Seawright was sayin' the rosary and SPUC were on the pill.
Frank Patterson was gargled and he singin' Spancil Hill.
CHORUS
I dreamt that Mr. Haughey had recaptured Crossmaglen
Then Garret got re-elected and gave it back again.
Dick Spring and Roger Casement were on board the Marita-Ann
As she sailed into Fenit they were singin' Banna Strand.
I dreamt Archbishop McNamara was on Spike Island for 3 nights
Havin' been arrested for supportin' Traveller's rights.
I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail
Barry Desmond handin' Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.
CHORUS
I dreamt of Nell McCafferty and Mary Kenny too
The things that we got up to, but I'm not tellin' you.
I dreamt I was in a jacuzzi along with Alice Glenn
'twas then I knew I'd never ever, ever drink again.
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