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Whiskey before Breakfast
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I'm retired and living in High Point, NC, with my wife, Carol, an artist. I have been writing songs and music since 2005 and am still learning to play guitar. Many of my songs are Christian contemporary worship songs, and others are pop rock or comedy/novelty pieces. Until I moved to High Point I practiced with an acoustic string band called Bishop's Bridge in Greensboro, NC, that plays mostly Celtic, folk and old time music (Contact Vance Archer at vance_d_archeriii@yahoo.com). The songs on my Band Page were produced in my home studio using PrintMusic and Cubase. I hope you enjoy the result. (Photo: "Can I play too?" Grandson Zain & me on my son Todd's Yamaha, taken in the mid-2000s.)
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Genre
Podcasts • Comedy - Stand-Up
Charts
Peak #16
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Lyrics, Walt Pilcher
Rights
Lyrics 2011, Walt Pilcher
Uploaded
August 07, 2011
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MP3
MP3 1.8 MB • 64 kbps • 3:56
Story behind the song
The gang at O'Donald's Pub in 18th Century Ballyfoulmouth, Ireland, lament the hard life of a musical barfly, to the tune of "Whiskey before Breakfast," a traditional Irish reel.
Lyrics
Whiskey before Breakfast Verse 1 Life is hard when there’s nothing to do. When the days are long and the jobs are few. Play the fiddle and the flute when there’s time to kill, ‘Cause musicians don’t have any marketable skills. Verse 2 Playin’ all night, drinkin’ all day, Lord, I wish there was another way. Stokin’ up your body with beer and gin. Then you get up early, start it all again. Chorus Well it wears me out like a marathon contest. Up all night and we never get no rest. Need to start the day with something that’s high test. That’s why it’s whiskey before breakfast. (Repeat) Verse 3 Nobody’s happy in the old farmyard. The weather’s crappy and the ground is hard. Play for a pint, play for a ‘tater; Everybody plays somethin’ sooner or later. Verse 4 Midnight comes and we’re havin’ good fun. At the all night pub? Aye, that’s the one! While you’re still sleepin’ like a log, We’re up lookin’ around for some hair o’ the dog. Chorus Well it wears me out like a marathon contest. Up all night and we never get no rest. Need to start the day with something that’s high test. That’s why it’s whiskey before breakfast. (Repeat) That’s why it’s whiskey before breakfast.
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