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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Pogues
The Pogues
Performer
The Dubliners
The Dubliners
Performer
Ronnie Drew
Ronnie Drew
Lead Vocals
Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronnie Drew
Ronnie Drew
Songwriter
Arr. MacGowan
Arr. MacGowan
Songwriter
Finer
Finer
Songwriter
Stacy
Stacy
Songwriter
Chevron
Chevron
Songwriter
Fearnley
Fearnley
Songwriter
Ranken
Ranken
Songwriter
Woods
Woods
Songwriter
Hunt
Hunt
Songwriter
McKenna
McKenna
Songwriter
Sheahan
Sheahan
Songwriter
Cannon
Cannon
Songwriter
Campbell
Campbell
Songwriter

Lyrics

Oh, let the grasses grow and the waters flow, in a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff, that's made near Galway Bay
Come gaugers all from Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim too
And we'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
Of the rare old Mountain Dew
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
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 plainly tell
That there's poteen brewin' nearby
For it fills the air with a perfume rare
And betwixt both me and you
As home we roll, we'll take a bowl
Or a bucket-full of the Mountain Dew
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Now learned men who use the pen
Have written your praises high
Of sweet poteen from Ireland green
Distilled from wheat and rye
Go away with your pills, it'll cure all ills
Of pagan, Christian or Jew
Take off your coat and grease your throat
With a bucket-full of Mountain Dew
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Let the grasses grow and the waters flow, in a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff, that's made near Galway Bay
Come gaugers all from Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim too
And we'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
Of the rare old Mountain Dew
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Skiddly-diddly-idle-um
Skiddly-doodle-idle-um
Skiddly-doo-ri-diddlum-deh
Written by: Campbell, Cannon, Drew, Dubliners The, Fearnley, Finer, Hunt, McKenna, Philip Chevron, Ranken, Shane MacGowan, Sheahan, Stacy, Tullamore Brothers, Woods

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