Lyrics and translation Christy Moore - Whiskey in the Jar
As
I
was
going
over
the
far
famed
Kerry
Mountains
Alors
que
j'allais
sur
les
célèbres
monts
de
Kerry
I
met
with
captain
Farrell
and
his
money
he
was
J'ai
rencontré
le
capitaine
Farrell
et
son
argent,
il
était
Counting
En
train
de
compter
I
first
produced
my
pistol
and
I
then
produced
my
J'ai
d'abord
sorti
mon
pistolet
et
ensuite
mon
Rapier
Épée
Saying
stand
and
deliver
for
you
are
my
bould
deciever
En
disant
« Arrêtez-vous
et
livrez,
car
vous
êtes
mon
bould
deceiver
»
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
There's
whiskey
in
the
jar
Il
y
a
du
whisky
dans
le
pot
I
counted
out
his
money
and
it
made
a
pretty
penny
J'ai
compté
son
argent
et
ça
faisait
pas
mal
de
sous
I
put
it
in
me
pocket
and
I
took
it
home
to
Jenny
Je
l'ai
mis
dans
ma
poche
et
je
l'ai
ramené
à
Jenny
She
sighed
and
she
swore
that
she
never
would
decieve
Elle
a
soupiré
et
elle
a
juré
qu'elle
ne
me
tromperait
jamais
Me
Moi
But
the
devil
take
the
women
for
they
never
can
be
easy
Mais
que
le
diable
emporte
les
femmes,
car
elles
ne
peuvent
jamais
être
faciles
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
There's
whiskey
in
the
jar
Il
y
a
du
whisky
dans
le
pot
I
went
up
to
my
chamber
all
for
to
take
a
slumber
Je
suis
monté
dans
ma
chambre
pour
aller
dormir
I
dreamt
of
golden
jewels
and
for
sure
it
was
no
wonder
J'ai
rêvé
de
bijoux
d'or
et
c'était
pas
étonnant
But
Jenny
drew
me
charges
and
she
filled
them
up
with
Mais
Jenny
a
rempli
des
charges
pour
moi
et
elle
les
a
remplies
d'eau
Water
Eau
Then
sent
for
captain
Farrell
to
be
ready
for
the
Puis
elle
a
envoyé
chercher
le
capitaine
Farrell
pour
qu'il
soit
prêt
pour
le
Slaughter
Massacre
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
There's
whiskey
in
the
jar
Il
y
a
du
whisky
dans
le
pot
It
was
early
in
the
morning
just
before
I
rose
to
C'était
tôt
le
matin,
juste
avant
que
je
me
lève
pour
Travel
Voyager
Up
comes
a
band
of
footmen
and
likewise
captain
Farrell
Voici
une
bande
de
soldats
et
aussi
le
capitaine
Farrell
I
first
produced
my
pistol
for
she'd
stole
away
my
J'ai
d'abord
sorti
mon
pistolet
car
elle
avait
volé
mon
Rapier
Épée
I
couldn't
shoot
the
water
so
a
prisoner
I
was
taken
Je
ne
pouvais
pas
tirer
sur
l'eau,
alors
j'ai
été
emmené
prisonnier
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
There's
whiskey
in
the
jar
Il
y
a
du
whisky
dans
le
pot
And
if
anyone
can
aid
me
it's
my
brother
in
the
army
Et
si
quelqu'un
peut
m'aider,
c'est
mon
frère
dans
l'armée
If
I
can
find
a
station
in
Cork
or
in
Killarney
Si
je
peux
trouver
une
station
à
Cork
ou
à
Killarney
And
if
he'll
go
with
me
we'll
go
roaming
in
Kilkenny
Et
s'il
veut
venir
avec
moi,
on
ira
errer
à
Kilkenny
And
I'm
sure
he'll
treat
me
better
than
my
only
Et
je
suis
sûr
qu'il
me
traitera
mieux
que
ma
seule
Sporting
Jenny
Jenny
sportive
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Musha
ring
dumma
do
dumma
da
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
Whack
fol
de
daddy-o
There's
whiskey
in
the
jar
Il
y
a
du
whisky
dans
le
pot
Rate the translation
1
North and South
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
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