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Isn't It Grand Boys, 1966
traditional
As much as I love the Pogues' snarling tear through this song on the medley on If I Should Fall From Grace With God, I appreciate the Clancy's more restrained and traditional version as well. Even a pleasant day at the track gets political in dear old Erin: "There were passengers from Limerick / And more from Tipperary / The boys of Connemara / And the Clare unmarried maidens / And people from Cork City / Who were loyal, true and faithful / They brought home the Fenian prisoners / From dying in foreign nations." Then they list the snacks! Perfection. The line "And a big crubeen for thruppence to be picking while you're able" refers to a delicious boiled pig's foot.
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