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Katie Bar the Door

from Liquordale by The Peelers

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Katie bar the door
The devil's here again
He's looking for a saviour
He's looking for a friend
And the devil drinks in places
You and I have never been
So Katie bar the door
And never let him in

When I was just a boy
Sheila came without a sound
She said, 'the ship is sunk
And many a soul is drowned'
The Saldanha met the devil
On the banks of Lough Swilly
And he took three hundred British
To the bottom of the sea

(Chorus)
I was eighteen years old
I was down in the hold
Of a prison ship bound for Australia
Many good men are we
In this hulk on the sea
While the ghost of a highwayman sailed her

Has he cursed or damned you?
Or brought you to the well
Of soot and ash and fire
Seven miles below hell
For cursed trips on coffin ships
The smilin' bastards lay
Still countin' out their pennies
To spend another day

(Chorus)

We were set free at last
When the wind hit the mast
And the royal guards drowned in the affray
And our chances were slim
For the devil he don't swim
And the gales don't forgive round Botany Bay

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from Liquordale, released January 1, 2004
Written by D. Barton

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The Peelers Montreal, Québec

Now based in Montreal, The Peelers were formed in 1999 in North Glengarry. They immersed themselves in a hotbed of Gaelic culture that smashed head on into a love of whiskey, poetry, footy, debauchery, ska and punk. They don’t just bend the rules of tradition with their blend of aggro & trad Irish - these long ball merchants tear it to pieces. ... more

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