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The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Mann

from No Strangers Here by SixMileBridge

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Written by Barney Rush.A song about women, porter, fighting, the craic, and being deported all in the one weekend!
Crack is the Americanization of Craic, which means the kind of revelling fun, imbibing and noisy laughter that you find at festivals and an especially great night at the pub.

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the crack was ninety in the isle of man

weren't we the rare oul' stock? spent the evenin gettin locked
in the ace of hearts where the high stools were engaging
over the butt bridge down by the dock the boat she sailed at five oclock
hurry boys said whack or before we're there we'll all be back
carry him if you can the crack was ninety in the isle of man

before we reached the alexander base the ding dong we did surely raise
in the bar of the ship we had great sport as the boat she sailed out of the port
landed up in the douglas head enquired for a vacant bed
the dining room we soon got shown by a decent woman up the road
lads ate it if you can the crack was ninety in the isle of man

next morning we went for a ramble round viewed the sights of douglas town
then we went for a mighty session in a pub they call dick darbies
we must have been drunk by half-past three to sober up we went swimmin in the sea
back to the digs for the spruce up and while waitin for the fry
we all drew up our plan the crack was ninety in the isle of man

that night we went to the texas bar came back down by horse and car
met big jim and all went in to drink some wine in yates’
the liverpool judies it was said were all to be found in the douglas head
mcshane was there in his suit and shirt them foreign girls he was tryin to flirt
sayin here girls i'm your man the crack was ninety in the isle of man

whacker fancied his good looks on an isle of man woman he was struck
but a liverpool lad was by her side and he throwin the jar into her
whacker thought he'd take a chance he asked the quare one* out to dance
around the floor they stepped it out and to whack it was no bother
everythin was goin to plan the crack was ninety in the isle of man

the isle of man woman fancied whack your man stood there till his mates came back
whack! they all whacked into whack and whack was whacked out on his back
the police force arrived as well banjoed a couple of them as well
landed up in the douglas jail until the dublin boat did sail
deported every man the crack was ninety in the isle of man

* quare one - woman

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from No Strangers Here, released July 11, 2000

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Maggie Drennon New York, New York

Maggie Drennon is a premiere voice in Celtic singing, a long standing influence in folk music. She was a founding member of Ceili's Muse in 1989, and SixMileBridge in 1997

Now, with a solo performance that is meaningful yet lighthearted, she is deeply devoted to sharing Celtic traditions with American audiences.

Most importantly she brings us the soaring voice that will inspire your heart! ... more

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