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Halfway Inn

from Pogue Mahone by Shambolics

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HALFWAY INN

Travelled for many a night and many a long day
Searchin’ for peace of mind and a decent place to play
One night we met with a mad raging crew
We went in to their local pub to have a pint or two
Place was packed with the great unwashed
Joint was jumpin‘ and the barman sloshed
Drinkin’, dancing, singin’ loud a weepin‘, wailin’, heavin’ crowd

There was one hundred sailors they sailed around Cape Horn
Cried for their mother and wished they’d never been born
Bury me beneath the sea, ‘neath the rollin’ waves
I’ll sail to you my love, or I die in a watery grave

There was two hundred maidens danced until they dropped
Pushed the jug about me boys they never stopped
Danced upon the tables and danced upon the chairs
Then they took those sailors for a bit of fun upstairs

There was three hundred tradies they laughed without a care
Spent a hundred years building a road to nowhere
Drank and danced all night long till the morning sun did shine
Said “shove your bricks and mortar and to hell with your overtime”

There was four hundred soldiers, they served their country well
Should’ve gone to heaven, but they’d seen too much of hell
They drank with old enemies all night long
Cursed those politicians and sang a soldier’s song

There was five hundred bands they played a year long
The crowd was rockin’ and wanted one more song
Is there anybody out there that can play a jig or reel
We’ll not be leavin’ this public house until we have our fill

We’re a band of gentlemen and we’ve murdered many a song
Just keep the vodka flowin’ and we’ll play all night long
As the accordion sounded and we began to play
They parted like the red sea and led us to the stage

The stage was a mile long and the marshals stacked the sky
The roadie was a mad bastard with one evil eye
The crowd was a sea of raging souls with many a tale to tell
The lads stoked up ‘We’re The Rats’
Welcome to Hell, welcome to Hell, welcome to Hell!!!

Music and Lyrics ©2012 Jimmy Hopper

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from Pogue Mahone, released March 17, 2014
Jim - Lead vocals, banjo, mandolin, mandola
Alan - Guitars
Paul - Accordion, drums
Gavin - Tin whistle, bass, bagpipes

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Shambolics Adelaide, Australia

The Shambolics play raucous rollickin’ roots music, with tunes from Dublin Bay to Vladivostok. All sorts of instruments will be on the stage and some of them might actually be played – pipes, whistles, banjo, accordion, guitars, harps and even a bodhran to get the feet stompin... Put on yer dancing clogs on and get down to a Shambos gig – or we’ll come and get yeh!! ... more

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