
Date of issue: 31.03.2016
Record label: TY4TM
Song language: English
The Pool Song |
May the Lord upon high who rules the sky |
Look down on our pubs and bars |
And the women and men all seated within |
Neglecting their pints and their jars |
The crack it is bad, the atmosphere sad |
Every man has a face like a mule |
For all he can do is to grab an old cue |
And start playing that game of pool |
Well, when I was a boy it was always me joy |
To go to the pub each night |
There were arguments scraps and killings perhaps |
And everyone thought he was right |
There were badgers and dogs |
And men from the bogs |
And young fellows acting the tool |
But now there’s no crack |
For everyman Jack |
Has his arse in the air playing pool |
To the local ale house after milking the cows |
Every customer made his way |
And there he would dwell and drink till he fell |
While the fiddles and pipes they did play |
The jigs and the reels, the rattling of heels |
Polkas and slides were the rule |
But now there’s no chance of a tune or a dance |
For everyone’s playing the ould pool |
Well, this pool you will find is a game designed |
For foolish illiterate louts |
You push in four bob and you pull an old knob |
And a big shower of balls they come out |
They’re placed on a table and then if you’re able |
To knock them all into a hole |
More money goes in, you start over again |
And you lose every bob of your dole |
Now in the Irish Free State |
All the people are bate |
From watching and playing this game |
In their necks they have cricks |
That no doctor could fix |
And their backs and their shoulders are maimed |
Their arses protrude in a manner most lewd |
From being hoisted aloft in the air |
And their eyeballs are sore |
And dripping in gore |
And they act in a manner most quare |
So if you meet a young man |
Who’s face it is wan |
And his eyes have a vacant stare |
His jawbone is slack |
And his head is thrown back |
And he can’t tell a cob from a mare |
His nostrils dilated, his brow corrugated |
His manners like those of a fool |
On your shirt you can bet |
That you have just met |
A man that’s gone plain mad from pool |
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