Continental Céilidh

Over in McCann'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

Out the star of Munster with Hans O'Donahue

Neatly rappin' out a tango on the spoons

Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin'

At the continental ceilidh tonight.

Wolfgang's 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 old fashioned lady begins to sing a song

Ah, lads, a bit of order over there

Clarinbridge for the chowder keep your powder dry

At the continental ceilidh tonight.

Ciaran closes his eye's pretends he's in disguise

When he sees an old flame comin over

He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds

Doin' all he can to please

The night's at such a delicate stage

Later on he'll give an audience to one of them or two

He'll sing the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelin's

Tonight's his night and tomorrow night will be just the

same.

Ada let me 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 pipes and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune

Whoo, I'd love to meet a European girl

Ada now me head is goin' light and the band is playin'

tight

At the continental ceilidh tonight.

All the publicans are there it's like a hirin' fair

Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin'

To keep their pubs outta stubs, they're lashin' out big

subs

In a burst of fierce anticipation

Moguls from Mukhill are starin' at the till

Tryin' to get a low down on the line up

They'll be buyin' free porter for members of the band

At the continental ceilidh tonight.