The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man chords

Christy Moore

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    Weren't we,  The rare ould stock,  Spent the evening gettin' locked 
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    In the Ace of Hearts,      Where the high stools were engaging 
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    Over the Butt bridge,  Down be the dock,  And the boat she sailed at five o'clock 
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    Hurry lads, Says Whack,   Or before we're there,   We'll all be back 
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    Carry him if you can,     Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man 

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    Before we reached the Alexander Base,  The ding dong we did surely raise 
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    In the bar of the ship, We had great sport 
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    As the boat she sailed out from the port 
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    Landed up in the Douglas Head,    Enquirin' for a vacant bed 
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    In the dining room,   Got shown,  By a decent woman up the road 
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    Lads, Bate it if ya can,     Oh,  The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man 

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    Next morning went for a ramble round,  And saw the sights a Douglas Town 
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    Then we went for a mighty session,  In a pub they call Dick Darbys 
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    All got drunk be half past three,  To sober up, Went swimming in the sea 
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    Back to the digs for the spruce up,   And while waitin' for the rosie 
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    We all drew up our plan,     Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man 

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    That night we went to the Texas Bar, And came back down be horse and car 
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    Met Big Jim and we all went in,  To drink some wine in Yates's 
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    The Liverpool girls,  It was said,  Were all to be met in The Douglas Head 
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    McShane was there in a tie and shirt,  With the foreign girls he was tryin' to flirt 
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    Sayin',  Hey girls I'm yer man,  Oh,  The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man 

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    Whacker fancied his good looks,  With an Isle of Man woman he was struck 
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    The Liverpool lad was by her side,   As he was throwin' the jar into her 
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    Whacker thought he'd take a chance,   So he asked the quare wan out to dance 
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    Round the floor they stepped it out,  To Whack it was no bother 
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    Everythin' was goin' ta plan,   Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man 

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    The Isle of Man woman fancied Whack 
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    Yer man stood there,  'Til his heads came back 
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    And whack,  They all whacked inta Whack,  And Whack was landed on his back 
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    The Douglas force arrived as well,  Landed a couple a belts as well 
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    And ended up in the Douglas Jail,   Until the Dublin boat did sail 
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    Deported every man,   Oh,  The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man