Gaelic Storm - Dont let the truth get in the way of a good story

On^A a steamer bound f^Dor Baltimore I said, ^Athat's no fun, I've been ^Ethere before So I ^Ajumped ship in ^DSingapore With a ^Ecook from Mexi^Aco ^AGot a bowl of ^Dshark-fin soup Ducked ^Ainto a bar for a ^Ecouple a scoops ^APlayed some Texas-stud with a ^Dcircus troop And they ^Ecleaned me out of ^Adough ^EThey cleaned me out of dough

^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DNo harm, no foul, no ^Ecrime ^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DIt'll get 'em every ^Atime^E

At ^Adawn they all went ^Dback to bed I ^Awent to Borne^Eo instead Had a ^Ahair-of-the dog for my ^Dshrunken head With the ^ESultan of ^ABrunei Had a ^Asmall bit of a ^Dseizure On the ^Away to Micro^Enesia Got a ^Abad case of am^Dnesia And for^Egot to say good^Abye ^EForgot to say goodbye

^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DNo harm, no foul, no ^Ecrime ^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DIt'll get 'em every ^Atime ^E

^AStopped in Tajikistan on the way to Iran ^ATook a break in Jamaica to work on my tan ^ASwam from Cayo Fragoso to Carriacou ^AI climbed Machu Pichu in darkest Peru ^AHad a pint with the pope and played pool with the queen ^AShe's good with a stick, if you know what I mean ^AI once had a job riding bulls in Montana ^AI taught Jimi Hendrix the ^EStar-Spangled Banner ^AI've been to Morocco, Malawi, Macau ^AI know how to fly, but I ^Ewon't tell you how ^AI've been to Morocco, Malawi, Macau ^AI know how to fly, but I ^Ewon't tell you how

^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DNo harm, no foul, no ^Ecrime ^ADon't let the ^Etruth get in the ^Dway of ^Ea good story ^DIt'll get 'em every ^Atime^E

Bought an ^Aice cold Coca-^DCola From a ^ACongolese high-^Erollah Got de^Aported from An^Dgola To a ^Ecastle on the ^ARhine Ask ^Aanyone that ^Dknew me The E^Amir of Bahrain ^Esued me I was ^Ain a Blockbuster ^Dmovie And I ^Edidn't make a ^Adime