I was raised on Black & Tans
Ronnie Drew and 'Van the Man'
I go off to ma** on Sunday
And then it's back to the pub on Monday
I've got a sister Meghan
With a Celtic cross tattoo
I'll tell you a few stories
And every one of them is true Chorus:
My mother's, brother's, sister's, cousin's, auntie's,
Uncle Barney's, father's, brother had a cousin from k**arney My great-granddad and his mates
They tried to make it to the States
His great uncle, he was a failure
He got deported off to Australia
So they stowed upon a steamer
On the famous White Star Line
I was raised upon these stories
Since I was the age of nine (Chorus) Well my great-uncle, he liked the races
He liked the dogs and steeplechases
His wife, my dear old auntie
She kept a teashop way, way down in Bantry
But he fixed a race in Donegal
And now he's got to hide
With the sticky buns and cakes and guns
And whiskey on the side (Chorus) I was raised on Black & Tans
Ronnie Drew and 'Van the Man'
I go to ma** on Sunday
And then it's back to the pub on Monday
I'm from the wrong side of the south side
Of an Irish neighbourhood
I've never been to Ireland
But I know it's in my blood