{"id":836,"date":"2026-06-28T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neva.dk\/?p=836"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:16:21","slug":"836","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/neva.dk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/836\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiskey in the har"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>As I was a&#8217;going over Gilgarra mountain, I<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>spied Colonel Farrell and his money he was counting.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>First I drew my pistol and then I drew my rapier, saying<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;stand and deliver for I am your bold deceiver.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He counted out his money and it made a pretty penny,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I put it in my pocket to take home to darling Jenny.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>She sighed and swore she loved me, and never would deceive me,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>But the devil take the woman for the always lie so easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I went into the chamber all for to take a slumber,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to dream of gold and girls. And of course it was no wonder,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>me Jenny took me charges and she filled them up with water<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>called on Colonel Farrell to get ready for the slaughter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next morning early before I rose to travel,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>a-came a band of footmen and likewise Colonel Farrell,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I goes to draw my pistol for she&#8217;d stole away my rapier.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>But a prisoner I was taken I couldn&#8217;t shoot the water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They put me into jail with a judge all a-writen&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>robbing Colonel Farrell on Gilgarra mountain.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>But they didn&#8217;t take me fists and I knocked the jailer down,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and bid a farewell to this tight fisted town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;d like to find me brother the one that&#8217;s in the army,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I don&#8217;t know where he&#8217;s stationed<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>in Cork or in Killerney. Together we&#8217;d go roaming<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>over the mountains of Kilkenny, and I swear he&#8217;d treat me fairer<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>than me darling sporting Jenny.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s some takes delight in the carriages and rolling<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>some takes delight in the hurley or the bolling.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>But I takes delight in the juice of the barley,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>courting pretty maids in the morning, oh so early.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. Whack fol the daddy &#8211; o,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>whack fol the daddy -o, there&#8217;s whisky in the jar.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; As I was a&#8217;going over Gilgarra mountain, I spied Colonel Farrell and his money he was counting. First I drew my pistol and then I drew my rapier, saying &#8220;stand and deliver for I am your bold deceiver.&#8221; Mu-sha ring-um du-ram da. 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