Every St. Patrick's day that we get a gig, some drunk wants me to sing "Danny Boy." If I don't, the drunk gets mad. If I do, my partners get mad. What should I do?

(Confession: I like to sing "Danny Boy." It lets me go for the stratosphere in a way that not many other songs that aren't bluegrass murder ballads do. And you can't sing bluegrass murder ballads all the time, 'tho it's fun to try.)

Peter.