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Thread #40843   Message #587183
Posted By: Kaleea
06-Nov-01 - 11:34 PM
Thread Name: Firearms query from 'Whiskey in the Jar'
Subject: RE: Firearms query from 'Whiskey in the Jar'
In the 1960's Peter, Paul & Mary sneaked "Whiskey in the Jar" past the censors by calling it "Kilgerry Mountain." Growing up in the Irish music scene, I heard the words sung as: 1. As I was goin over the far famed Kerry Mountains I met with Captain Farrell & his money he was countin I first produced me pistol and then produced me rapier saying stand & deliver for for you are the bold deceiver (nonsense words which vary from singer to singer) cho: with your dum diddle diddy fi o whack fol a diddle o whack fol a diddle o there's whiskey in the jar. 2.I counted out me money & it made a pretty penny I put it in me pocket & I took it home to Jenny. She sighed & she swore that she never would deceive me but the divil take the women for they never can be easy. cho 3. I went into me chamber for to take me a slumber I dreamt of gold & jewels & sure twas no wonder For Jenny took me charges (as in bullets) and filled them up with water and sent for Captain Farrell to be ready for the saughter cho 4. Twas early in the mornin, before I rose to travel the guards were all around me & likewise Captain Farrell I then produced me pistol for she stole away me rapier (an 18 inch long sword) But I couldn't shoot the water so a prisoner I was taken. cho When I've been in Ireland, I sometimes have heard this sung, and it is pretty much the same as I heard growing up. There is usually a 5th verse about the brother in the army & they go "a rovin'" I never heard anyone sing the phrases mentioned above, and have never heard the rock groups do it, only traditional Irish musicians.