My da sings this song and i got him to write down the words. He got it from Noel Murphy. Manys the pint i had with pope John Paul Well, weren't we the rare auld stock? Spent the weekend up in Knock We went there for the craic 'Cos we knew the Pope was coming At half past three the plane touched down He disembarked then kissed the ground And turning to the lads he tipped a wink Saying "Where's the bar? I'd murder a drink" As he left the arrivals hall Oh 'tis manys the pint I had with the Pope John Paul Well the holy mass was quickly said For the pope he had a sickly head He picked us up in this big black car And we all sped off to the nearest bar As we settled into those pints of plain Auld JP rose into 'Nancy Spain' Then grabbed the fiddle from o'er the door And the two hand reel filled up the floor Christ 'twas worse then Lannigans Ball Oh 'tis manys the pint I had with the Pope John Paul A ferocious crowd had all turned out To hear the Pope sing of poor Seán Sabhat And then downing his pint he addressed them all Saying "A round for the house, for it is my call" In Latin & Greek the roar did deafen All the angels up in heaven There was porter flowing left and right And then the Pope got stuck in a fight While playing pool with Peter & Paul Oh 'tis manys the pint I had with the Pope John Paul Things swiftly went from bad to worse And JP began to swear & curse The barman said "Clear out ye're barred Ye've drank too much ye're manky jarred" We wandered about trying to find a pub 'Till Mick & the Pope they spied a club Sure all we wanted was a bit of a dance But we could get in for the Pope had no pants So he kicked a bouncer in the balls Oh 'tis manys the pint I had with the Pope John Paul Well there followed a mighty altercation As the Pope doled out excommunication On anyone who laid a hand On himself or a member of his band We spent two hours racing up & down As the bouncers searched all over town 'Til the knock gardaí locked us up in jail Until the Vatican boat did sail Deported one and all Oh 'tis manys the pint I had with the Pope John Paul
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