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13 Jun 21 - 08:04 AM (#4109986) Subject: Missing Johnstons song Matter A Damn? From: Greum I'm sure I recall a song by The Johnstons in the 70s called Matter a Damn (not Give a Damn, I've found that). I can only recall a few of the words: And if the Irish population Had a dose of ? There'd be less immigration Matter a damn. (or something like that). I can find no mention of the song anywhere on the web, and it's not given in any of the albums in Discogs. Am I alone in this memory? |
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13 Jun 21 - 10:31 AM (#4109995) Subject: RE: Missing Johnstons song Matter A Damn? From: GUEST,# Matter a Damn Lyrics. Chorus. Oh, There are Irish men in Brooklyn, and Chicago, and Detroit. There's a Celt in every Kipp in Birmingham, But if the Irish population had a dose of light starvation There'd be less of immigration Matter a Damn. 1. Matter a damn with peace and loving And as gentle as a Saint, Matter a who's a piece as sweet as Strawberry jam When your blume is getting blowzy And your looks are getting lousey He'el begin to act a bowzy Matter a Damn. Chorus as above 2. Haven't you ever wondered whether that about another kind of lover, Have you ever tried to dream about romance, Only, if I remember I can you can only dream at night And if you have a husband sure You'll never get a chance. (Chorus as above) 3. Oh me Mother told me sister and me sister told meself She was sorry she ever listened to her Mam For she met an Irish fooler and with loving words he filled her Now she's, 27 children Matter a Damn. 4. There's a little guy from Dublin I got married to myself, In the daytime he's as gentle as a lamb. But when the daylight it is dying And he wants his satisfying, He becomes a roaring lion Matter a Dam. 5. So, if you want to find a roving man, A gentle man,a thinking man You have at first a change to your life But if you'd rather had a roving man, a roaring man,a drinking man Its an Irishman who will have you for a wife (Chorus as above now sung twice and At the very end of the last chorus are the words matter a curse matter a curse matter a drink, matter a damn. (Burrowes-Coffey.) *********************************************** The above song is copied as is from the page that opens (about half-way down) at https://www.irish-folk-songs.com/mccarthys-party-lyrics-and-chords.html |
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13 Jun 21 - 10:38 AM (#4109997) Subject: RE: Missing Johnstons song Matter A Damn? From: GUEST,# Greum, you supplied enough of the lyrics in your OP for me to locate the lyrics. For future reference, what I did was highlight the And if the Irish population Had a dose of ? There'd be less immigration Matter a damn. you supplied and then did a Google search. They were in the site that appeared first. I don't know who Burrowes-Coffey are, but I'd suspect maybe/possibly the songwriters. |
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13 Jun 21 - 11:35 AM (#4110007) Subject: RE: Missing Johnstons song Matter A Damn? From: Greum Many thanks. I can't tell you how many internet searches I tried. Looks like I was wrong about it being the Johnstons. G |