Bucket Of Mountain Dew
The sheet music is included, also known as The Rare Old Mountain Dew, Traditional. I heard the Pogues and the Dubliners do a fine version of this. The Youtube video is of The Dubliners and the Pogues, alas it's hard to come across a decent drop of the quare stuff any more. The second set of guitar chords are set to The Dubliners And Pogues version. The song was also recorded by Foster And Allen, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and Poitin. Recently recorded by Irish country singer Derek Ryan as part of his Irish Medley set.
Let[D] the grasses grow and the waters flow in a free and easy[G] way,
But[D] give me enough of the[G] rare old stuff that's [D]made near[A] Galway[D] Bay
Come[D] 'goughers all from Donegal , Sligo and Leitrim[G] too
We'll[D] give them the slip and we'll[G] take a sip of the [G]rare old[A] mountain[D] dew
There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill where the smoke curls up to the sky
By a whiff of the smell you can tell right well that there's poitin boys close by
For it fills the air with perfume rare and betwixt both you and me
As home we roll , we can drink a bowl , or a bucket full of mountain dew
Now learned men as use the pen have writ the praises high
Of the rare poitin from Ireland green , distilled from wheat and rye
Away with your pills It'll cure all ills be you pagan Christian or Jew
So take of your coat and grease your throat with a bucket full of mountain dew
But[D] give me enough of the[G] rare old stuff that's [D]made near[A] Galway[D] Bay
Come[D] 'goughers all from Donegal , Sligo and Leitrim[G] too
We'll[D] give them the slip and we'll[G] take a sip of the [G]rare old[A] mountain[D] dew
There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill where the smoke curls up to the sky
By a whiff of the smell you can tell right well that there's poitin boys close by
For it fills the air with perfume rare and betwixt both you and me
As home we roll , we can drink a bowl , or a bucket full of mountain dew
Now learned men as use the pen have writ the praises high
Of the rare poitin from Ireland green , distilled from wheat and rye
Away with your pills It'll cure all ills be you pagan Christian or Jew
So take of your coat and grease your throat with a bucket full of mountain dew
Here are the guitar chords as played by The Pogues And The Dubliners
Let the [F]grasses [C]grow and the [F]waters flow in a free [C]and easy[G] way,
But[C] give me enough of the[F] rare old stuff that's made [C]near Galway[D] Bay
[F]Come[C] 'goughers all from Donegal , Sligo and Leitrim[F] too
We'll give them the [C]slip and we'll[F] take a sip of the [C]rare old[A] mountain[D] dew
There's a [C]neat little still at the foot of the hill where the smoke curls up to the[F] sky
By a [C]whiff of the smell you can [F]tell right well that there's [C]poitin boys close by
For it fills the air with perfume rare and betwixt both me and [Am]you
As [C]home we roll , we can [F]drink a bowl , or a [G]bucket full of mountain dew
Let the [F]grasses [C]grow and the [F]waters flow in a free [C]and easy[G] way,
But[C] give me enough of the[F] rare old stuff that's made [C]near Galway[D] Bay
[F]Come[C] 'goughers all from Donegal , Sligo and Leitrim[F] too
We'll give them the [C]slip and we'll[F] take a sip of the [C]rare old[A] mountain[D] dew
There's a [C]neat little still at the foot of the hill where the smoke curls up to the[F] sky
By a [C]whiff of the smell you can [F]tell right well that there's [C]poitin boys close by
For it fills the air with perfume rare and betwixt both me and [Am]you
As [C]home we roll , we can [F]drink a bowl , or a [G]bucket full of mountain dew
