Am
Some friends and I in a public house
GAm
Were playing dominoes one night.
GF
When into the room the barman came
FE
His face all chalky white.
Am
“What‟s up?” says Brown. “Have you seen a ghost?"
GAm
"Have you see your Aunt Maria?”
GF
“Oh, me Aunt Maria be buggered,” says he,
FE
“the bloody pub‟s on fire!”
[Verse 2]
Am
“On fire?” says Brown, “What a bit of luck!"
GAm
"Everybody follow me!"
GF
"Down to the cellar, if the fire‟s not there,"
FE
"we‟ll have a rare old spree.”
Am
So we all went down after good old Brown,
GAm
And booze we could not miss,
GF
And we weren‟t there five minutes or more
FE
Till we were all half-pissed.
[Chorus]
Am
And there was Brown, upside down,
GAm
Licking up the whiskey off the floor.
GF
“Booze, Booze!” the firemen cried,
FE
As they came knockin’ at the door (clap clap)
Am
“Don‟t let them in till it‟s all mopped up,"
GAm
somebody! shouted "MacIntyre." (MACINTYD )
GFE
And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk
FEAm
when the Old Dun Cow / caught fire.
[Verse 3]
Am
Then Smith went over to the port-wine tub
GAm
and gave it a few hard knocks; (clap clap)
GF
And started taking off his pantaloons,
FE
Likewise his shoes and socks
Am
“Hold on,” says Brown, “we can‟t have that,"
GAm
"you can‟t do that in here.
GF
“Don‟t go washing your trotters in the port-wine tub,"
FE
when we‟ve got all this Lite beer.”
[Chorus]
Am
And there was Brown, upside down,
GAm
Licking up the whiskey off the floor.
GF
“Booze, Booze!” the firemen cried,
FE
As they came knockin’ at the door (clap clap)
Am
“Don‟t let them in till it‟s all mopped up,"
GAm
somebody! shouted "MacIntyre." (MACINTYD )
GFE
And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk
FEAm
when the Old Dun Cow / caught fire.
[Verse 4]
Am
Well, then there came an awful crash,
GAm
half the bloody roof gave way.
GF
We were drowned in the firemen‟s hose,
FE
still we were going to stay.
Am
So we got some tacks and our old wet slacks
GAm
and we nailed ourselves inside,
GF
And we sat there swallyin‟ pints of stout
FE
till we were bleary eyed.
[Chorus]
Am
And there was Brown, upside down,
GAm
Licking up the whiskey off the floor.
GFE
“Booze, Booze!” the firemen cried,
FE
As they came knockin’ at the door (clap clap)
Am
“Don‟t let them in till it‟s all mopped up,"
GAm
somebody! shouted "MacIntyre." (MACINTYD )
GFE
And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk
FEAm
when the Old Dun Cow / caught fire.
[Verse 5]
Am
Later that night when the fire was out
GAm
We came up from the cellar below
GF
Our pub was burned, our booze was drunk
FE
And our heads were a-hangin’ low
Am
"Oh look,” says Brown, with a look quite queer
GAm
It seemed something caught his ire
GF
"We’ve gotta get down to Murphy’s pub
FE
It closes on the hour!"
[Chorus]
Am
And there was Brown, upside down,
GAm
Licking up the whiskey off the floor.
GF
“Booze, Booze!” the firemen cried,
FE
As they came knockin’ at the door (clap clap)
Am
“Don‟t let them in till it‟s all mopped up,"
GAm
somebody! shouted "MacIntyre." (MACINTYD )
GFE
And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk
FEAm
when the Old Dun Cow / caught fire.