The Rare Old Mountain Dew
Let the grasses grow and the waters flow
In a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff
That's made near Galway Bay
Come gougers all from Donegal,
Sligo and Leitrim too
And we'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
Of the rare old mountain dew.
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day
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
That there's poteen boys close by.
For it fills the air with a perfume rare
That betwixt both me and you
As home we roll, we'll drink a bowl
Or a bucketful of mountain dew.
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day
Now learned men that use the pen
Have writ' the praises high
Of the sweet poteen from Ireland green
Distilled from wheat and rye
Away with your pills, it'll cure all ills
For Pagan, Christian, Jew
So take off your coat and grease your throat
With a bucket of the mountain dew.
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i ay di diddle dum
Skiddle i um a di da diddle dum day