BARLEYJUICE TRIVIA:
Brewer is the group's frontman. In other lives, he has appeared in Dodge commercials and acted in movies ("Serial Mom" and "Fahrenheit 911") and on TV ("Homicide" and "Hack"). Carbomb owns a kilt-making company on the side.
Monto
Barleyjuice Lyrics
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Take her up to ring-o
Where the waxies sing-o
All the day
If you've had your fill o' porter
And you can't go any further
Give your man the order -
Back to the quay!
And take her up to monto monto monto
Take her up to monto langeroo
To you
Have you heard of the duke of gloucester
The dirty old imposter
He got a mott and lost her
Up the furry glen
He first put on his bowler hat
And buttoned up his trousers
And he whistled for his growler
And he said, "my man -
Take me up to monto monto monto
Take me up to monto langeroo
To you"
Have you heard of the dublin fusileers
Them dirty old bamboozileers
They went and got the childer
One two three
Marching from the linen hall
There's one for every cannon ball
And vicky's going to send em all
O'er the sea
But first go up to monto monto monto
First go up to monto langeroo
To you
Now the czar of russia
And the king of prussia
They landed in the phoenix
In a big balloon
The asked the guardo band to play
The wearing of the green
But the buggers in the depot
Didn't know the tune
So they both went up to monto monto monto
They both went up to monto langeroo
To you
And the queen she came to call on us
She wanted to see all of us
I'm glad she didn't fall on us
She's eighteen stone!
"mr. me lord the mayor," said she
"is this all you got to show me?"
Why no ma'am, there's so much more to see
Pog mo thoin!
And we took her up to monto monto monto
We took her up to monto langeroo
To you
And we all went up to monto monto monto
We all went up to monto langeroo
To you!
The lyrics to Barleyjuice’s song Monto tell the story of various characters and events that took place in Dublin, Ireland. The first verse encourages taking a “wingo” (a female companion) up to Ring-O where the “waxies” (street musicians) sing all day. If one has had their fill of porter (a type of beer) and cannot continue any further, they are directed to give the order to go back to the quay (the port of Dublin).
The second verse mentions the Duke of Gloucester, a dirty old imposter who lost his “mott” (a type of scarf) up the “furry” glen. He puts on his hat, buttons up his trousers, whistles for his “growler” (carriage), and requests to be taken up to Monto. The third verse mentions the Dublin Fusileers, who got the children and are marching from the linen hall with one for every cannonball. Victoria is going to send them all over the sea, but first, they are encouraged to go up to Monto.
The fourth and final verse tells the story of the Czar of Russia and the King of Prussia, who land in the Phoenix in a big balloon and ask the guardo band to play “The Wearing of the Green.” However, the buggers in the depot don’t know the tune, so they both go up to Monto. The Queen then comes to call on them, sees all that they have to show, and is taken up to Monto along with everyone else.
Line by Line Meaning
Well if you got a wingo-o
If you have a date
Take her up to ring-o
Visit a dancehall named ‘Ring-O’
Where the waxies sing-o
Where people talk and flirt
All the day
All day long
If you've had your fill o' porter
If you’re done drinking beer
And you can't go any further
If you can’t handle any more alcohol
Give your man the order -
Tell your partner
Back to the quay!
Let’s go back to the harbor!
And take her up to monto monto monto
Visit a red-light district named ‘Monto’
Take her up to monto langeroo
Escort her to Monto
To you
Just Do it!
Have you heard of the duke of gloucester
Have you heard of the Duke of Gloucester?
The dirty old imposter
A lying, dishonest person
He got a mott and lost her
He had a lover and lost her
Up the furry glen
Up the mountain pass
He first put on his bowler hat
He put on his hat
And buttoned up his trousers
He fastened his pants
And he whistled for his growler
He signaled for his carriage
And he said, "my man -
And he told his driver
Take me up to monto monto monto
Take me to Monto
Take me up to monto langeroo
Drive me to Monto
To you
Let’s go already!
Have you heard of the dublin fusileers
Have you heard of the Dublin Fusiliers?
Them dirty old bamboozileers
Those deceitful folks
They went and got the childer
They recruited young men
One two three
Several
Marching from the linen hall
Marching from the castle
There's one for every cannon ball
One soldier for each cannonball
And vicky's going to send em all
Queen Victoria is sending them all
O'er the sea
Over the ocean
But first go up to monto monto monto
But first visit Monto
First go up to monto langeroo
Go to Monto first
To you
Let's go to Monto
Now the czar of russia
The emperor of Russia
And the king of prussia
The king of Prussia
They landed in the phoenix
They arrived at the Phoenix Park
In a big balloon
Via hot air balloon
The asked the guardo band to play
They asked the guard band to play
The wearing of the green
A traditional Irish ballad
But the buggers in the depot
But the soldiers at the depot
Didn't know the tune
Were not familiar with the song
So they both went up to monto monto monto
So the pair went to Monto
They both went up to monto langeroo
They both went to Monto
To you
Let’s go to Monto!
And the queen she came to call on us
The queen visited us
She wanted to see all of us
She came to see us all
I'm glad she didn't fall on us
I'm glad she didn't collapse on us
She's eighteen stone!
She is overweight
"mr. me lord the mayor," said she
"Mr. Mayor," she said
"is this all you got to show me?"
"Is this all you have to show me?"
Why no ma'am, there's so much more to see
No, ma'am, there is plenty more to see
Pog mo thoin!
An Irish term for 'Kiss my ass!'
And we took her up to monto monto monto
Then we took her to Monto
We took her up to monto langeroo
We escorted her to Monto’s red-light district
To you
You're welcome!
And we all went up to monto monto monto
We all went to Monto
We all went up to monto langeroo
We all went to Monto
To you!
Cheers!
Contributed by Carson B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.