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Written by Jimmy George (Altman, Carlson, Donnelly, Eady, Kerry, Lawson, Todd, Vallee). No, this is not a song by The Pogues, and never has been.
No this is not The Pogues, it is Ottawa, Canada band Jimmy George, formed in 1991 and a mainstay at local pub The Duke of Somerset where they played every Sunday night and many other nights for over 10 years. They released two videos ("Four Feet From Shore" and "One Convention", toured nationally several times, appeared on Rita & Friends on CBC TV as well as many other TV appearances on MuchMusic, City TV, CBC, etc...
If you enjoy Modest Mouse, Mumford and Sons, Spirit of The West and The Pogues, you'll enjoy this song! Looking for a great St. Patrick's Day drinking song? You found it.
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lyrics
Token Celtic Drinking Song (One Stiff Whiskey)
Words & music Altman/Carlson/Donnelly/Eady/Kerr/Lawson/Todd/Valle - all rights reserved, registered SOCAN/ASCAP
Lyrics:
As I walked over by the rare old side
Saw an army of read-skins dressed in white
You're feeling foreign it's your dying right
One stiff whiskey you can drink whatever you like
You live bored or kinda you're nowhere
We all do our best to pretend you don't care
Feelin' foreign and it's your dyin' right
One stiff whiskey, you can drink whatever you like
It's alright
Disquieting dreams in the middle of the night,
You toss your head, man, you know it's not right
You're feelin' foreign, it's your dyin' right,
One stiff whiskey, you can drink whatever you like.
Some is bored, some is poor,
Some is bored about being poor
Only the best shirt that I adore,
We don't need no black shirts that's for sure
Moving forward like a special bard,
Says "o.k. boys let's see your union cards"
Feelin' foreign it's my dyin' right
One stiff whiskey, I can drink whatever you like
It's alright, yeah, I can drink whatever I like.
credits
from Same S#!t Different Day,
released January 1, 2011
ERIC JEFFREY ALTMAN - DRUMS
JOEL LAWRENCE CARLSON - MANDOLIN
STEPHEN KIRK DONNELLY - BASS
MICHAEL JOHN EADY - FIDDLE
JEFFREY W KERR - BANJO
MICHAEL ROSS LAWSON - ELECTRIC GUITAR
BENJAMIN LUKE TODD - LEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
MICKEY JAMES VALLEE - ACCORDION
Formed in 1991, played with Spirit of the West, Great Big Sea, etc... hiatus around 1999, regrouped and now play occasional
shows. Have played House of Targ in Ottawa on St. Patrick's day 2016-2018, played Grey Cup Festival 2017, Tulip Festival 2002, Northern Lights, Mariposa, NXNE, Canadian Music Week, toured, 2 videos on MuchMusic, played on Tom Green Show, Rita & Friends, Lunch TV, telethons...more
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