Continental Ceili-Christy Moore

[ti:Continental Ceili] [ar:Christy Moore] [al:Ordinary Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.73]Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband [00:04.08]A-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili [00:07.51]They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing [00:12.51] [00:13.52]Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue [00:15.58]Neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons [00:18.13]Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin' [00:20.94]At the Continental Ceili tonight [00:24.44]Wolfgang's playing on the comb someone shouts at him go home [00:27.50]Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán [00:30.43]Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin [00:32.80]Ssh He's going to play the Bucks of Oranmore now [00:35.23]And an old-fashioned lady begins to sing a song [00:37.85]Ah Lads a bit of order over there [00:40.10]Clarinbridge for the chowder keep your powder dry [00:42.60]For the Continental Ceili tonight [00:46.03]Ciar an closing his eyes pretends he's in disguise [00:49.02]When he sees and old flame comin' over [00:52.39]He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds doin all he can to please the night's at such a delicate stage [00:57.94]Later on he'll give an audience to one of them or two [01:00.75]He'll sing the the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelings [01:03.19]Tonight's his night and tomorrow night will be just the same [01:07.62]Ada let me out to the bar where the boys are goin' far [01:10.93]And they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili [01:13.36]Never mind the liquor the music's in my soul [01:15.73]So long as I can hear the band a-playin' [01:17.79] [01:18.30]The pipes and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune [01:21.04]Whoo I'd love to meet a European girl [01:23.29]Ada now me head is goin' light and the band is playin' tight [01:26.04]At the Continental Ceili tonight [01:29.60]All the publicans are there 'tis like a hirin' fair [01:32.09]Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin' [01:35.46]To keep their pubs outta Stubbs they're lashin' out big subs [01:38.46]In a burst of fierce anticipation [01:40.27] [01:41.90]Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till [01:44.89]Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up [01:47.33]They'll be buyin' free porter for the members of the band [01:50.07]At the Continental ceili tonight [01:53.38]Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband [01:55.44]A-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili [01:58.56]They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing [02:03.74] [02:04.69]Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue [02:06.69]Neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons [02:08.87]Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin' [02:11.68]At the Continental Ceili tonight [02:14.11] [02:38.89]Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband [02:41.14]A-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili [02:44.20]They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing [02:49.81]Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue [02:52.06]Neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons [02:54.30]Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin' [02:57.05]At the Continental Ceili tonight [02:59.48]At the Continental Ceili tonight