I think this was originally titled The Crack Was 90 in the Isle of Man
This version is from the album,
'MASTERS OF THEIR CRAFT' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH2-nJTF4nI
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THE CRAIC WAS NINETY IN THE ISLE OF MAN
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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
