Pogues, The - The Irish Rover Lyrics

Shane very very drunk )

Shane McGowan's favourite singer is the late Luke Kelly of the Dubliners - Shane fills his shoes very well here.

The drummer should get a shout,,, I always love his sound

It’s an absolute miracle Shane is still alive. He lost all his natural teeth at a young age, took every drugs known to mankind, drank excessively and smoked constantly. I just hope he isn’t in pain now, what a talent he was.

great rendition ! The Dubs and the Pogues were a gift from God ! .What a combo ! ...and we shall never see their likes again !. but they have left us with our music for a 100 years or more ! .

The only thing missing here is Luke Kelly

Ronnie u absolute beaut

Awesome.How lucky were those in the studio that night to witness this performance.Magical!

Happy Birthday Shane MacGowan

Ireland belongs to the Irish.P H Pearce ,

p a hell yeah

Nema dalje 💪💪💪💪

Rip Robert McSpirit.

Shane's "im the last of the irish rover" at the end is perfect!

WE LIVE ON 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

disgraceful semi playback of the flute ^^ he couldnt even fake it synchro ^^

Say what you will but the Irish know how to have a piss up.

Shane macgowan is drunk, but singing great, Ronnie drew is drunk, but singing well, Ronnie was better hiding his drunk Ness than Shane.

Shane u legend back on rte last friday night and everyone complained about it fucking crying cunts and that oul bag twink called it a disgrace shes just jealous because shes skint

viejo blanco gil nah todo bien

At some point the fascists will need to delete these videos because otherwise they’d need to explain the existence of all those white people.
Fight or die. Fight or die.

Stage of heroes of song.

Shane’s voice is incredible. Love this.

And young Jim Carey on the tin whistle!

Musically genius!

Shane is Ireland’s Keith Richards 😊

Worked with Ronnie Drew in pantomime at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin as a nipper in the 80s.
He treated everyone the same. A lovely, lovely man!

I like this vid in honor of my Irish great-grandmother, who according to family lore came to the US on a long boat ride, had such a thick accent (or maybe just never learned English--there are conflicting accounts) that most people not from Ireland didn't know what she was saying, stole socks from shops for everyone in her family, and pretty much raised my mother. Good job, I wish I could have met you.

What is in your pocket Shane 😂

a face only a mother can love :D

This looks like a party where a little music broke out, some of these guys look pretty pickled

0:15 What was that all about?

You guys i love this song but some of these comments...Im dead.

I've known this performance existed for ages now, yet only today have I decided to look it up-I've replayed it at least five times now: my new obsession.

At the end, when the drummer scream my head explode......

I wouldn’t be surprised if Shane were drunk during this gig

hes always drunk

Lol you think?

The 580 who disliked this wouldn't know good music if Elvis came back to life and took them to a Beatles concert

We can only hope those with bad taste in music spend a long pergatory with the likes of Bieber😂

I agree Phillip. They obviously ain't got ani taste in music. This is an absolute classic amoungs classics.

feckin ace

Четкая песня. А ещё круче певец , который курит прямо на сцене. Это ваааще крутизна

Rest in peace Gaybo :(

Should have got his teeth done and his ears

now theres a gang i would have a drink with

RIP Gay Byrne

People who comment about the amount of dislikes should divide it into the view number and fucking chill yeah?

Makes me proud to be a plastic paddy ,

Proper musicians, not xfactor manufactured shite.

On the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand city hall in New York
'Twas a wonderful craft, she was rigged fore and aft
And oh, how the wild wind drove her
She stood several blasts, she had twenty-seven masts
And they called her The Irish Rover

We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of bone
We had three million bales of old nanny goats' tails
We had four million barrels of stone
We had five million dogs, six million hogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million sides of old blind horses' hides
In the hold of The Irish Rover

There was ole Mickey Coote, who played hard on his flute
When the ladies'd line up for a set
He was tootlin' with skill for each sparkling quadrille
'Till the dancers were fluther'd and bet
With his smart, witty talk, he was cock of the walk
And he rolled the dames under and over
They all knew at a glance, when he took up his stance
That he sailed in The Irish Rover

There was Barney McGee, from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan, from County Tyrone
There was Johnny McGurk, who was scared stiff of work
And a man from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole, who was drunk as a rule
And fighting Bill Tracey from Dover
And your man, Mick McCann, from the banks of the Bann
Was the skipper on The Irish Rover

For a sailor, it's always a bother of life
It's so lonesome by night and by day
That he longs for the shore, and a pretty young whore
Who will melt all his troubles away
All the noise, and the rout, swillin' poitin and stout
For him, soon it's done and over
Of the love of a maid, he is never afraid
An old salt from The Irish Rover

We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out
And the ship lost its way in the fog
And the whale of a crew was reduced down to two
Myself and the captain's old dog
Then the ship struck a rock, oh Lord, what a shock
The bulkhead was turned right over
Turned nine times around, then the poor old dog was drowned (2, 3!)
I'm the last of The Irish Rover!

Rest In Peace Gay Byrne!
thank you for the lyrics xxx

Good to see Shane drinking coffee...

RIP Gay Byrne

Possibly the greatest nearly 5 minutes of television ever.

shane mc gowen is a genius....1 of irelands better band fuk u2

Shane McGowan, quite the singer/drinker and Ronnie Drew’s no slouch !

Great tune! RIP Ronnie Drew and Philip Chevron!

Comment 1.000, yay. Love this performance btw

is that father jack on guitar left,, he he?

Мощь бля!

Pure Class!

What kind of tin whistle is Spider Stacy playing here?

YAY! I Love Aunt Viv!!

How the hell is there 👎 on this, Ronnie & Shane PROPER LEGENDS!

a grand drinking song!!!

I love his smile.

saw McGowan at the airport the other day in a  wheelchair getting wheeled about ..looked dead

Mark Barry I say this with utmost respect and admiration-it's a miracle that he isn't!

what year was this broadcast ......

leso204 The single came out in 1987, so probably 1987-88.

The guy could do with a little dental work?

Best version of this song ever! Such a great collaboration.

to roddy mac farlane rip

0:57 Dewey esa no es tu familia!

Something tells me that Shane has very poor oral hygiene. But FANTASTIC song

he has artificial teeth now

Brilliant this

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Ronnie Drew had beautiful eyes.

Ronnie Drew’s eyes... You could walk straight into them.

They're so deep, you could swin in them.

Great song, why didn't he get his teeth done?

too drunk to do it

Such an iconic appearance. You have the old Irish traditional guard v the young English punks. I love at the end Ronnie n Shane look at each other like who's gonna sing the last words then the drummer screams. The joy of the two traditions.

Well, you can’t get more Irish ☘️ than this 😂🤣😩👍

That ugly bastard had the cheek to put an earring in ffs

This is a Scottish / Welsh / English song - but the teeth are Irish.........

2019 and still listening to the pogues best of the best 💚🧡

Tell it. After listening to every Irish and Scots tradional artisits they fell in love with the Pogues. They introduced me to them.

Is Sean still alive legend 🙄😆

Green fields ov France is the tune

don't forget Ronny x

Green fields ov France is the tune

What a piece off music never gonna b anything releases close to it!!!! Rip Ronney drew pup da Dubliners 😎😎😎😎😎

Jesus how ugly is the pogues' singer... Nice interpretation from both bands doe.

I like how the pogues lead was so trashed he missed his cue to sing like 3 times and just joined in

Nope! He didnt

Where did he miss his queue?

Gods among men.

Shane definitely had the looks more suited to radio then tv!!

Hello my name is Connor the android sent by Cyber-life.

Young Charlie Sheen was a pretty good flute player

HunterDoesFootball That's a penny whistle, not a flute.

What do ya s'pose is in McGowan's little cup there?....

not sure but id bet my life savings its not water lol

Did they actually get along? I mean there seems to be some cordiality between individual band members, especially the Violinist who seemed to be utterly fascinated with the Flutist but the Dubs rushed over so quickly after the song.

Yeah they got along very much so. They were probably told by Gay to head straight over after the song due to run time. But if you watch any interview from Shane about Ronnie, you'll see him tear up. They were friends and Shane attended most of the Dubliners funerals

Ronnie with the beautiful blue eyes,,,we miss you boy

There's something heartwarming about seeing and hearing the two greatest bands to ever come out of Ireland (yes I know Shane is technically English) showing such respect to each other. Ronnie Drew and Shane Macgowan sure did show chemistry here.

There is nothing technical about his nationality. He was born to Irish parents whilst in England. Thet returned to Ireland when he was an infant. If your dog climbed into your oven and had puppies would you call them tea biscuits?

YLPY He was still born in England.

Hes an irish man. Just as he would say himself!!!

Logan Fisher he definitely doesn’t consider himself English

I'm 15 and love this song so much

Thanks for posting this, what a damn fine combo! Ronnie Drew's voice is fantastic. My grandfather was Irish played the Dubliners a lot he normally didn't like music past 1955(he made a point of this) except for the Dubliners and old time radio shows. He detested singer Paul Anka who was also his neighbor(Monterey, CA) and let him know it Anka would always use the "Don't you know who I am" gramps would say no and go to hell.

Not many people know this but Shane's first career choice was to be a dentist

@YYCkike underrated

I heard he wanted to be a wing-nut

And then he decided to have more talent in his little finger than you have in your whole body you bitter arse

Omg i just spit out my drink

No dentist could fix those teeth

An awsome gathering of musical talent.

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