Wolfe Tones - The Piper That Played Before Moses lyrics

Oh, come boys and I'll tell you a story Of a piper who lived long ago And he played all sorts of music For friends and relations and foes At hoolies and weddings and parties Me lads, he was always the same For he'd dance and he'd sing And all sorts of things Recitations and musical games We invited him down to the party He brought his old pipes just by chance And we asked him to play a bit of a tune He said: "No, I'll give you a bit of a dance" So we gave him a naggin' of whiskey And poured out a bottle of stout And we cut a great hole in the bag of his pipes And this is the tune that came out... Oh, the piper that played before Moses Was a comical bit of a tout He'd all sorts of bellows and chanters And ribbons and pipes hanging out And when he'd go for to squeeze them He'd huff and he'd puff and he'd blow He'd scream and he'd shout Till the music came out And away to the races he'd go We invited him down to the party He brought his old pipes just by chance And we asked him to play a bit of a tune He said: "No, I'll give you a bit of a dance" So we gave him a naggin' of whiskey And poured out a bottle of stout And we cut a great hole in the bag of his pipes And this is the tune that came out... He had all sorts of friends and relations Who travelled from way overseas With all sorts of grandeur and splendour You'd nearly get weak at the knees We cleared back the tables and dressers When his cousin from Russia came in On their hunkers they'd dance They all took a chance And kicked their heels to begin We invited him down to the party He brought his old pipes just by chance And we asked him to play a bit of a tune He said: "No, I'll give you a bit of a dance" So we gave him a naggin' of whiskey And poured out a bottle of stout And we cut a great hole in the bag of his pipes And this is the tune that came out...