A DRAM TO WARM THE PIPER
As recorded by Danny Carnahan on "Journeys of the Heart" (1989)

1. Welcome in, my thirsty fellow; hang your hats inside the door.
If we're only packed to bursting then there's surely room for more.
We'll deny the cold of winter; we'll have only song and cheer
As we gather here together in the fresh cold of the year.

CHORUS: And here's a dram to warm the piper; here's a dram to warm the hall.
Here's a dram to raise the rafters and here's long life to you all.

2. Here we tied the knot as lovers; here we raised the toast as friends.
Here we passed along from hand to hand in a dance that never ends.
We'll forget about tomorrow; we're protected from it here
As we drink our fill together from the tankard of the year. CHORUS

3. Though our chosen roads divide us, many miles may come between,
We are once more brought together as if parted we've never been.
We will forge anew our friendship slaked in laughter, song and cheer
As we cleanse our souls together in the first flames of the year. CHORUS

4. Crack the seal off the bottle; light the fire beneath the still.
Let it soak us to the elbows as we mitigate our ills;
For the whiskey is forgiving; it will wash the conscience clear
As we all sink back together in the cradle of the year. CHORUS


what a fantastic song!

;-)