Whiskey in the Jar
The Clancy Brothers & The Dubliners Lyrics

As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry mountains
While traveling through the spectacular mountains of Kerry, I stumbled upon a man named Captain Farrell who was counting his wealth.

I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I ran into Captain Farrell who was tallying his riches.

I first produced my pistol and I then produced my rapier
To intimidate the captain, I showed him my gun and my sword.

Saying 'Stand and deliver' for he were a bold deceiver
I commanded him to give me his money, accusing him of being deceitful and dishonest.

Mush-a ring dumb-a do dumb-a da
A meaningless refrain used to break up the verses of the song.

Whack fall the daddy-o, whack fall the daddy-o
Another meaningless refrain used to break up the verses of the song.

There's whiskey in the jar
Indicating that the singer is acknowledging that they will soon have some funds to gift themselves a glass of whiskey.

I counted out his money and it made a pretty penny
I tallied up the wealth I took from the captain and realized I had acquired a considerable amount.

I put it in me pocket and I took it home to Jenny
I stored the riches in my pocket and trekked back to Jenny's place.

She sighed and she swore that she never would deceive me
Jenny promised she would never mislead me.

But the devil take the women for they never can be easy
However, he believed women can't be trusted despite her assurances.

I went unto my chamber, all for to take a slumber
Recounting that after making it home, he went to bed for some rest.

I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder
He had a dream of precious metals and gems, which surprised him.

But Jenny drew me charges and she filled them up with water
But he woke up to discover that Jenny had replaced his pistols with water-filled mockups.

Then sent for captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter
Jenny informed the captain of the treachery to avenge her lover's betrayal.

'Twas early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
The morning arrived, and the artist was getting ready to travel.

Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrell
Captain Farrell arrived with a team of foot soldiers.

I first produced me pistol for she'd stolen away me rapier
Noticing that his sword was missing, he showed his pistol to the captain and the soldiers.

But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken
Being unable to shoot the water, the singer was taken in custody, unable to overpower the group.

Now there's some take delight in the carriages a rollin'
Different people have different preferences- while some enjoy carriages rolling on the pathway, others have other interests and pleasures.

And others take delight in the hurling and the bowling
While some people like watching sports that involve hurling, others are into bowling.

But I take delight in the juice of the barley
The artist takes pleasure in drinking barley-based alcoholic drinks.

And courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early
They also enjoy flirting with pretty ladies early in the morning.

If anyone can aid me 'tis my brother in the army
If he needed any help, his brother in the army could be his saviour.

If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney
The singer must locate his brother's office, whether it is in Cork or Killarney.

And if he'll go with me, we'll go rovin' in Kilkenney
If his brother agrees to come with him, they will go out and have fun in Kilkenney.

And I'm sure he'll treat me better than me own me sportin' Jenny
Believing that his brother would treat him better than his tricky Jenny.