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Thread #67216 Message #3930492
Posted By: bradfordian
12-Jun-18 - 10:10 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: John Riley's Always Dry (Harrigan...)
Subject: Origins: John Reilly (sp?)
OK, somebody's gonna point out it's in the DT--but I didn't manage to find it! Just wondering if anyone knows this song. there are variations in spelling of the surname.
I have a bold companion, John Riley is his name In fair or stormy weather boys, John Riley’s always the same His heart is like a mountain and his honour you cannot buy And whenever it comes to drinking time, your honour, John Riley is dry! CHORUS: Buys his ale, by the pale, he’ll order Susana to go out and buy Dublin Stout, then he’ll shout Drink whiskey and never say die Rye whiskey rye, gin and lime, he’ll knock back a double and then he will shout, Maryanne, fill your can, for your honour John Riley is dry.