During Christy's visit to Australia last year, he changed the Child of Prague reference to Michael Flatley. We also in the spirit of political upto dated-ness(?) rewrote his last verse from an Australian point of view (please forgive us!!!!)

I dreamt of Timmy Fisher, and Johnny Howard too, and the things that we got up to, but I'm not gonna tell you. Then I dreamt I was in a jacuzzi with that Hanson woman again, and then I knew I'd never ever ever drink again.

Tim Fisher is the leader of the National Party, very conservative. He is Deputy Prime Minister in the Conservative Coalition currently in power. John Howard is the leader of the Liberal Party, the other part of the conservative Coalition. He is also PM.

Hanson is Pauline Hanson, leader of the One Nation Party, ultra conservatives, who came to prominecne during the recent federal elections and did not fare very well, but who have managed to create a massive amount of publicity around the concepts of racism, single mothers, jobs etc.

Back to the original words, Schmiddick is a beer in Ireland, and I have always thought that the Harpic refers to Harp Lager, for reasons of rhyming and taste. Smithwick could either be a mistranscription or I have a nagging feeling it's an English beer. Stag is yet another beer.

BB