Two stories about gig bloopers, both involving "Whiskey in the Jar." (Fortunately, I was in the audience, not on the stage!)

One: The singer was having a rough night, I guess. First he promoted Captain Farrell to Colonel. I looked up at him, surprised, and saw that he knew he'd changed the lyrics.   Then the robber took the loot "home to Nancy," instead of Jenny. My companions and I exchanged glances, and one of us said, quietly, "No wonder Jenny turns him in!" The singer must have been able to read lips, because he fumbled a bit, demoted Farrell back to Captain the next verse, and Nancy wasn't heard from again.

Two: I'd seen a Mondegreen for the line "stand and deliver for you are a bold deceiver" which went "stand on your liver for you are a gold retriever," and I had to share it with a friend who's a singer. He'd already sung the song earlier, but decided to do it again with the Mondegreen so see if anybody else in the audience noticed. When nobody did, *he* almost broke up. Oh well.

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