Continental Céilidh - Christy Moore

Over in McCann’s there’s a grand type of danceband

A-playing and they’re spinnin' out the Continental Ceili

They’re comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir and Killane just to

hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing

Out the Star of Munster with Hans O’Donoghue

Neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons

Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin'

At the Continental Céilí tonight

Wolfgang’s playing on the comb, someone shouts at him go home

Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán

Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin

Ssh!

He’s going to play the Bucks of Oranmore now

And 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

For the Continental Céilí tonight

Ciarán closing his eyes pretends he’s in disguise

When he sees and 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 the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelings

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

Céilí tonight

All the publicans are there, 'tis like a hirin' fair

Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin'

To keep their pubs outta Stubbs they’re lashin' out big subs

In a burst of fierce anticipation

Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till

Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up

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

At the Continental Céilí tonight