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Benjamin Hollister (ben.hollister@bigfoot.com) Lyr Req: Delirium Tremens (Christy Moore) (7) Lyr Add: DELERIUM TREMENS (Christy Moore) 23 Jun 97


Here's the words. We have a set of chords as well, which
sort of work if you are interested.

have Fun

Benjamin

DELERIUM TREMENS

I dreamt a dream the other night, I couldn’t sleep a wink,
The rats were trying to count the sheep, And I was off the drink.
There were footsteps in the parlour And voices on the stairs
And I was climbing up the walls and moving round the chairs
I look out from under me blanket and up at the fireplace,
The Pope and John F. Kennedy were staring in me face
Suddnely it dawned on me, I was getting the old D.T.'s
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece.

CHORUS
Goodbye to the Port and Brandy, to the Vodka and the Stag,
To the Schmiddick and the Harpic, the bottle draught and keg.
As I sat lookin' up at the Guinness ad. I could never figure
out how your man stayed up on the surfboard after 14 pints of stout.

Well I swore upon the bible I'd never touch a drop
My heart was palpitatin' I was sure 'twas goin’ to stop,
thinkin’ I was dyin' I gave my soul to God to keep
And a Tenner to St. Anthony to help me get to sleep.
I fell into an awful nightmare and got a dreadful shock
When I dreamt where was no duty-free at the airport down in Knock,
George Seawright was sayin' the rosary and SPUC were on the pill,
Frank Patterson was gargled and singin' Spancil Hill.

CHORUS

I dreamt that Mr. Haughey had recaptured Crossmaglen
then Garret got re-elected and gave it back again.
Dick Spring and Roger Casement were on board the Marita-Ann
as she sailed into Fenit they were singin' Banna Strand,
I dreamt Archbishop McNamara was on Spike Island for 3 nights
havin' been arrested for supportin' travellers rights,
I dreamt that Ruari Quinn was smokin’ marijuana in the Dail
and Barry Desmond handin’ Frenchies out to the scuts in Fianna Fail.

CHORUS

I dreamt of Nell McCafferty and Mary Kenny too
the things that we got up to, but I'm not tellin’ you,
I dreamt I was in a jacussi along with Alice Glenn
'twas then I knew I'd never ever ever drink again.

CHORUS


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