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Posted By: Richard from Liverpool
30-May-11 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Many's the Pint I Had with Pope John Paul
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Many's the Pint I Had with Pope John Paul
I do like Mikey Joe's reconstruction of the words above from 2001, which has some great little touches. But I've now also listened to Finbar Doyle's recording via the link a couple of times and attempted a very rough transcription, I have to head out in a moment so I can't really listen through it again to fill in the gaps, but if someone wants to have a go and tidy it up, feel free. The last verse is the one where I get completely lost. I've put ******** next to the lines where I need particular help.
O weren't we the rare old stock
Spent the weekend up in Knock
Up we went there for the craic
Cos we'd heard the Pope was coming
And the altar boys just stood around
The Bishop kissed the holy ground
Then Pope John Paul he finally came
He staggered off the Dublin train
Singing God save yiz one and all
Well many's the pint I had with the Pope John Paul
O the Holy Mass was quickly read
No joke for a Pope with a sickie head
He wasn't over a day
Before he spent in Dublin boozing
Behind the wheel of the Popemobile
To secure the cure of the rotten reel(?) **********
For me and Packie and the boys were found
The Pope insisted on buying a round
He said "well boys, it's my call"
Well many's the pint I had with the Pope John Paul
Well the Pope was good, the Porter flowed
The barman reckoned what we owed
Tony Kinell(???) was there with his banjoline
And he set the whole place singing
Well we didn't have to wait to long
Called John Paul over for a song
Well he lifted his legs and he danced the reel
You could see Riverdance come from his heels
And we joined him one and all
Well many's the pint I had with the Pope John Paul
O the boys they all got mighty jarred
The barman said "clear out, you're barred"
So out we went so chewed and spent
But the Pope he kept on singing
(COUPLE OF LINES MISSING HERE - can't really make it out, can hear something about the Gardai, presumably everyone gets arrested) ************
Until the Vatican boat did sail
And deported one and all
Well many's the pint I had with the Pope John Paul
Anyone have further confirmation that Packie Dorgan was the original author? (e.g. is there any information attached to Finbar Doyle's recording?)