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

On a ^Csteamer bound for ^FBaltimore I said, ^Gthat's no fun, I've been ^Cthere before So I ^Cjumped ship in ^FSingapore With a ^Gcook from Mexi^Cco ^CGot a bowl of ^Fshark-fin soup Ducked ^Ginto a bar for a ^Ccouple a scoops ^CPlayed some Texas-stud with a ^Fcircus troop And they ^Gcleaned me out of ^Cdough ^GThey cleaned me out of dough

^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FNo harm, no foul, no ^Gcrime ^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FIt'll get 'em every ^Ctime

At ^Cdawn they all went ^Fback to bed I ^Gwent to Borne^Co instead Had a ^Chair-of-the dog for my ^Fshrunken head With the ^GSultan of ^CBrunei Had a ^Csmall bit of a ^Fseizure On the ^Gway to Micro^Cnesia Got a ^Cbad case of am^Fnesia And for^Ggot to say good^Cbye ^GForgot to say goodbye

^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FNo harm, no foul, no ^Gcrime ^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FIt'll get 'em every ^Ctime

^CStopped in Tajikistan on the way to Iran ^CTook a break in Jamaica to work on my tan ^CSwam from Cayo Fragoso to Carriacou ^CI climbed Machu Pichu in darkest Peru ^CHad a pint with the pope and played pool with the queen ^CShe's good with a stick, if you know what I mean ^CI once had a job riding bulls in Montana ^CI taught Jimi Hendrix the ^GStar-Spangled Banner ^CI've been to Morocco, Malawi, Macau ^CI know how to fly, but I ^Gwon't tell you how ^CI've been to Morocco, Malawi, Macau ^CI know how to fly, but I ^Gwon't tell you how

^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FNo harm, no foul, no ^Gcrime ^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FIt'll get 'em every ^Ctime

Bought an ^Cice cold Coca-^FCola From a ^GCongolese high-^Crollah Got de^Cported from An^Fgola To a ^Gcastle on the ^CRhine Ask ^Canyone that ^Fknew me The E^Gmir of Bahrain ^Csued me I was ^Cin a Blockbuster ^Fmovie And I ^Gdidn't make a ^Cdime

^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FNo harm, no foul, no ^Gcrime ^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FIt'll get 'em every ^Ctime

^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FNo harm, no foul, no ^Gcrime ^CDon't let the ^Gtruth get in the ^Fway of ^Ga good story ^FIt'll get 'em every ^Ctime