Whiskey in the Jar

Song Details

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  • Traditional

Total Performances

First Performed Live

November 17, 1998

Most Recent Performance

Lyrics

                        As I was goin’ over the Cork and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin’
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said, “Stand and deliver, oh, or the devil he may take ya”

I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money, yeah and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she’d love me, no never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman, yeah for you know she tricked me easy

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

Being drunk and weary I went to Molly’s chamber
Takin’ money with me but I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols and I shot him with both barrels

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

Now some men like fishin’ and some men like the fowlin’
And some men like to hear, to hear the cannon ball a roarin’
Me, I like sleepin’ especially in my Molly’s chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o
Whiskey in the jar-o

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da

Released by Thin Lizzy in 1972 as a single.

Live Performances

November 12, 2023

Detroit, MI, United States

Ford Field

November 5, 2023

St. Louis, MO, United States

Dome at America’s Center

September 9, 2023

Phoenix, AZ, United States

State Farm Stadium

August 27, 2023

Los Angeles, CA, United States

SoFi Stadium

August 20, 2023

Arlington, TX, United States

AT&T Stadium

August 13, 2023

Montreal, QC, Canada

Stade Olympique

August 6, 2023

East Rutherford, NJ, United States

MetLife Stadium

June 18, 2023

Gothenburg, Sweden

Ullevi Stadium

June 10, 2023

Castle Donington, England

Download Festival @ Donington Park

May 26, 2023

Hamburg, Germany

Volksparkstadion

May 19, 2023

Paris, France

Stade de France

April 29, 2023

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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