Paddy Reilly - The craic was 90 in the isle of mann

^Gwell weren't we the rare oul stock spent the evenin' gettin' locked up^D in the ace o' hearts where the^G high stools were en^Cgaging ^Gover the butt bridge, down by the dock, the boat she sailed at five o'clock. ^Dhurry boys now , said whack or^G before we're there we're^C all be back ^Dcarry him if you can the^G craic was ninety^D in the isle of^G man.

^Gbefore we reached the alexander base the ding dong we did surely raise in the ^D bar of the ship we had great sport as the ^G boat she sailed out of ^C the port ^G landed up in the douglas head enquired for a vacant bed ^D the dining room we soon got shown by a ^Gdecent woman up ^C the road ^D lads, eat it if ye can the ^Gcraic was ninety ^D in the isle of ^G man.

^G next morning we went for a ramble round viewed the sights of douglas town ^D then we went for a mighty seisiun in a ^Gpub they call dick ^C darbys. ^G we must have been drunk by half past three to sober up we went swimmin' in the sea ^D back to the digs for the spruce up and ^G while waitin' for the ^D fry up ^D we all drew up our plan. the ^Gcraic was ninety ^D in the isle of ^G man.

^Gthat night we went to the texas bar, came back down by horse and car ^D met big jim and all went in to ^G drink some wine in ^C yates' ^G the liverpool judies it was said were all to be found in the douglas head. ^D mcshane was there in his suit and shirt. ^G them foreign girls he was tryin' ^C to flirt. ^D sayin' here, girls, im your man the ^G craic was ninety ^D in the isle of ^G man.

^G whacker fancied his good looks on an isle of man woman he was struck A ^D Liverpool was by her side and he ^G throwin' the jar ^C into her. ^G whacker thought he'd take a chance he asked the quare one out to dance ^D around the floor they stepped it out and ^G to whack it was ^C no bother ^D everythin' was goin' to plan. the ^G craic was ninety in ^D the isle of ^G man.

^G the isle of man woman fancied whack yer man stood there till his mates came back ^D whack! they all whacked into whack ^G whack was landed on ^C his back. the ^G police force arrived as well, banjoed a couple of them as well ^D landed up in the douglas jail until ^G the dublin boat ^C did sail, ^D deported every man. the ^G craic was ninety ^D in the isle of ^G man