Christy Moore - Joxer goes to stuttgart

^CDi^Fdd^Gly aye stuff [Verse] ^CIt was in the year of '88 in the ^Flovely month of June ^GWhen the gadflies were swarming and dogs howling at the moon ^CWith rosary beads and sandwiches for ^FStuttgart we began ^GJoxer packed his German phrasebook and jumpleads for the ^Cvan

Some of the lads had never been away from home ^Fbefore ^G'Twas the first time Whacker put his foot outside of Inchicor^Ce Before we left for Europe we knew we'd need a ^Fplan So we all agreed that ^CJoxer was the ^Gman to drive the van^{F G}

^CIn Germany the autobahn, '^Ftwas like the Long Mile Road ^GThere was every make of car and van all carrying the full load ^CFord Transits and Hiaces and a ^FBedford from Tralee ^GWith the engine overheating from longhauling duty ^Cfree

There was fans from Ballyfermot, Ballybough and ^FBallymun ^GOn the journey of a lifetime, and the craic was ninety^C-one Joxer met a German's daughter on the banks of the river ^FRhine And he told her she'd be ^Cwelcome in ^GBallyfermot any tim^Fe ^G

^CAnd as soon as we found Stuttgart, we got the ^Fwagons in a ring ^GSean óg got out the banjo and Peter played the mandolin. ^COh there were fans there from everywhere, a^Fttracted by the sound ^GAt the first Fleadh Ceol in Europe and Joxer passed the flagon ^Cround

But the session it ended when we’d finished all the ^Fstout ^GThe air mattresses inflated and the sleeping bags roll^Ced out As one by one we fell asleep, Joxer had a dre^Fam He dreamt himself and Jack C^Charlton sat ^Gdown to pick the ^Fteam ^G

^CJoxer dreamt they both agreed on Packie ^FBonner straight away ^GAnd that Moran, Whelan and McGrath were certainly to play ^CAh but tempers they began to rise, p^Fatience wearing thin ^GJack wanted Cascarino, but Joxer wanted Qu^Cinn

And the dream turned into a nightmare, Joxer stuck the head on ^FJack ^GWho wanted to bring Johnny Giles and Eamonn Dunphy bac^Ck Ah well the cock crew in the morning, it crew both loud and s^Fhrill And Joxer woke up in his ^Csleeping bag many ^Gmiles from Arbour H^Fill ^G

^CNext morning none of the experts, ^Fgave us the slightest chance ^GThey said the English team would lead us on a merry dance ^CWith their Union Jacks all them English fans for^F victory they were set ^GUntil Ray Houghton got the ball and he stuck it in the ^Cnet

What happened next is history, ^Fbrought tears to many eyes That ^Gday will be the highlight of many people's liv^Ces Joxer climbed right over the top and the last time he was ^Fseen arm in arm with Jack ^CCharlton singing, Rev^Genge for Skibere^Fen ^G

^CNow Whacker's back in Inchicore, ^Fhe's living with his mam ^GAnd Jack Charlton has been proclaimed an honorary Irishman ^CDo you remember that German's daughter on the ^Fbanks of the river Rhine ^GWell, didn't she show up in Ballyfermot last week and ...