Whiskey in the Jar
Metallica Lyrics

As I was goin' over
Narrator begins telling a story

The Cork and Kerry Mountains
Location of the story

I saw Captain Farrell
Narrator introduces Captain Farrell as a character in the story

And his money, he was countin'
Captain Farrell was counting his money as the artist watched

I first produced my pistol
Narrator reveals that he is armed with a firearm

I then produced my rapier
Narrator reveals that he is also armed with a sword

I said, 'Stand and deliver oh, or the devil he may take ya'
Narrator demands that Captain Farrell hands over his money or risk dying at the singer's hands

Yeah
Interjection signifying emphasis or affirmation

I took all of his money
Narrator succeeds in robbing Captain Farrell of all his money

And it was a pretty penny
Narrator is pleased that the amount of money he stole was substantial

Yeah, and I brought it home to Molly
Narrator brings the money home to his love interest, Molly

She swore that she loved me
Molly professes her love for the artist

No, never would she leave me
Molly promises to never abandon the singer

But the devil take that woman
Narrator curses Molly for deceiving him

Yeah, for you know she tricked me easy
Narrator falls victim to Molly's deceitfulness

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Whack for my daddy, oh
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

There's whiskey in the jar, oh
Chorus of the song that highlights the presence of whiskey in the story

Being drunk and weary
Narrator is intoxicated and tired

I went to Molly's chamber
Narrator goes to Molly's room

Takin' Molly with me
Narrator brings Molly along with him

But I never knew the danger
Narrator is unaware of the danger that awaits

For about six or maybe seven
Narrator is unsure of how long it took for Captain Farrell to appear

Yeah, in walked Captain Farrell
Captain Farrell arrives at Molly's room

I jumped up, fired my pistols
Narrator quickly responds by grabbing his gun and shooting at Captain Farrell

And I shot him with both barrels
Narrator unloads both bullets in his gun at Captain Farrell

Now some men like a fishin'
Narrator compares himself to other men with different interests

And some men like the fowlin'
Narrator compares himself to other men with different interests

And some men like to hear
Narrator compares himself to other men with different interests

To hear the cannonball roarin'
Narrator compares himself to other men with different interests

Me, I like sleepin'
Narrator prefers sleeping above all other activities

'Specially in my Molly's chamber
Narrator associates sleeping with being in Molly's room

But here I am in prison
Narrator is in prison

Here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
Narrator is imprisoned with a ball and chain

Whiskey in the jar, oh, yeah
Chorus of the song that highlights the presence of whiskey in the story

Whiskey, yo, whiskey
Narrator mentions whisky again

Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, go
Non-meaningful interjection

Oh, oh, yeah
Non-meaningful interjection

Now some men like a fishin'
Narrator repeats the comparison of himself to other men with different interests

'Specially in my Molly's chamber
Narrator repeats his preference for being in Molly's room

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, heh, heh
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Whack for my daddy, oh
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Whack for my daddy, oh
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

There's whiskey in the jar, oh, yeah
Chorus of the song that highlights the presence of whiskey in the story

Whiskey in the jar, oh, yeah
Chorus of the song that highlights the presence of whiskey in the story

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, hey
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song

Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, yeah
Non-meaningful catchphrase repeated throughout the song