The Stranger s Tale

As I strolled down to Dublin town, I met a stranger lad,
He had a terror in his eyes, and looked completely mad.
I asked him: "What’s the trouble, son? Why do you look so glum?"
(Solo): Until I walked into the pub and broke the golden law."
(Choir): Until he walked into the pub and broke the golden law.

"I used to be a gentleman, the pride of all me kin,
I listened to the holy priest and never knew a sin.
I kept in mind the lessons taught by mother and by da,
Until I walked into the pub and broke the golden law."
Until he walked into the pub and broke the golden law.

So raise your glass and drink it down, before the break of day,
For the Whiskey and the Porter, boys, have led me to the grave!

"So don't you weep for me, my friend, the hangman brings the rope,
For when the drink is in your blood, there isn't any hope.
I leave this world a sinner now, a slave to barley grain,
So pour another round, my friends, I won't be back again!"
So pour another round, my friends, I won't be back again!

So raise your glass and drink it down, before the break of day,
For the Whiskey and the Porter, boys, have led me to the grave!