Lyrics If I Get an Encore - Nathan Carter
When
I
heard
Big
Tom
in
the
Galtymore
And
the
dancers
crying
Out
for
more,
I
knew
right
then
my
future
it
was
sealed.
I
was
bitten
by
the
showband
bug
and
ever
since
that
wound
Did
not
heel.
When
I
got
my
first
accordion
I
played
like
hell
to
learn
a
Tune
or
two.
When
I
got
a
little
better,
wrote
me
ma
a
good-bye
letter,
And
I
took
the
Irish
boat
from
Liverpool.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I′d
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
'Cause
I
love
to
play
me
old
squeeze
box
and
I
get
a
lot
of
Pleasure
when
I
sing.
I
played
Mullingar
and
County
Clare,
Dublin
Cavan
and
Kildare,
From
Wexford
right
up
to
Donegal.
Though
we
often
packed
the
dance
halls
I
remember
one
night
There
was
no
one
there
at
all.
Ah,
the
road
is
long
and
weary
and
the
miles
they
often
seem
A
heavy
load,
But
there′s
nothing
feels
better,
with
the
band
on
stage
Together,
And
the
crowd
all
shouting
"Play
One
For
The
Road",
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I'd
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
It's
a
two
way
situation,
′cause
I
get
a
lot
of
pleasure
When
I
sing.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I′d
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
'Cause
I
love
to
play
me
old
squeeze
box
and
I
get
a
lot
of
Pleasure
when
I
sing.
In
the
Allingham
Bundoran,
the
tempature
was
soaring
and
the
Craic
was
90
up
in
Monaghan,
′Tis
a
long
way
to
the
Hazel
Tree,
Kilarney
and
Tipperary,
It's
always
good
to
meet
and
make
new
friends.
I
met
all
the
girls
in
Limerick,
ladies
love
to
come
along
And
see
the
show.
Clonmany
street
is
hard
to
beat,
Castlebar
Enniscourty
and
Carlow
and
Claremorris
in
Mayo.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I′d
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
It's
a
two
way
situation,
′cause
I
get
a
lot
of
pleasure
When
I
sing.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I'd
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
'Cause
I
love
to
play
me
old
squeeze
box
and
I
get
a
lot
of
Pleasure
when
I
sing.
I
played
The
Mellon
and
The
Bushtown,
The
Ryandale
and
Cookstown,
I
played
the
famous
Rainbow
in
Glenfarne.
Derrygonnelly
Antrim
Newry,
Sligo
Moath
and
′Blaney.
And
a
wild
night
in
Dungiven
in
a
bar.
At
festivals
you′ll
see
me
there,
there
is
no
gig
too
big
no
Hall
too
small.
Ah,
one
day
I'll
get
my
wish
to
play
The
Marquee
In
Drumlish,
And
I
love
the
dances
in
the
Parish
Halls.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I′d
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
It's
a
two
way
situation,
′cause
I
get
a
lot
of
pleasure
When
I
sing.
And
if
I
got
an
encore
I'd
go
home
feeling
like
a
king,
′Cause
I
love
to
play
me
old
squeeze
box
and
I
get
a
lot
of
Pleasure
when
I
sing.
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