Over in
Mc(C)Cann's there's a grand type of dance band a'playin'
And they're
spinning out the continental ceilidh
They're
comin' in their cars from the bars
Over in
Leister and Killane
Just to
hear the famous Gunter Reynolds playing
(F)Out
the star of Munster with Hans O'Donahue
Neatly
rappin' out a tango on the (C)spoons
Such commotion
will act like a lotion on the struttin'
At the
continental (G)ceilidh to(C)night.
Wolfgang's
(C)playin' on the comb someone shouts at him: "go home!"
Klaus
is playin' a slow air on the bodran
Quinn
from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin S-s-h-h
He's goin'
to play the "Bogs of Oranmore" now
An (F)old
fashioned lady begins to sing a song
Ah, lads,
a bit of order over (C)there
Clarinbridge
for the chowder keep your powder dry
At the
continental (G)ceilidh to(C)night.
Ciaran
(G)closes his eye's pretends he's in disguise
When (F)he
sees an old flame comin (C)over
He's singing
for the (G)Swedes in their tweeds
Doin'
all he can to please
The (F)night's
at such a delicate (D)stage
Later
(G)on he'll give an audience to one of them or two
He'll
(F)sing the Dyin' Swan to touch their (C)feelin's
To(D)night's
his night and tomorrow night will be just the (G)same.
Ada let
me (C)out to the bar where the boys are goin' far
And they're
spinnin' out the continental ceili
Never
mind the liquor the music's in my soul
So long
as I can hear the band a'playin'
The (F)pipes
and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune
Whoo,
I'd love to meet a European (C)girl
Ada now
me head is goin' light and the band is playin' tight
At the
continental (G)ceilidh to(C)night.
All the
(G)publicans are there it's like a hirin' fair
Tryin'
to (F)figure out how much McCann is (C)makin'
To keep
their (G)pubs outta stubs, they're lashin' out big subs
In a (F)burst
of fierce antici(D)pation
Moguls
(G)from Mukhill are starin' at the till
(F)Tryin'
to get a low down on the (C)line up
They'll
be (D)buyin' free porter for members of the band
At the continental ceilidh to(G)night.
Repeat 1st verse
Instrumental part
Repeat 1st verse
At the
continental (G)ceilidh to(C)night.
Instrumental
outro
