The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man Ukulele chords by Christy Moore

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  Weren't we, The rare ould stock, Spent the evening gettin' locked
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  In the Ace of Hearts,   Where the high stools were engaging
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  Over the Butt bridge, Down be the dock, And the boat she sailed at five o'clock
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  Hurry lads, Says Whack,  Or before we're there,  We'll all be back
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  Carry him if you can,   Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man

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  Before we reached the Alexander Base, The ding dong we did surely raise
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  In the bar of the ship, We had great sport
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  As the boat she sailed out from the port
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  Landed up in the Douglas Head,  Enquirin' for a vacant bed
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  In the dining room,  Got shown, By a decent woman up the road
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  Lads, Bate it if ya can,   Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man

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  Next morning went for a ramble round, And saw the sights a Douglas Town
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  Then we went for a mighty session, In a pub they call Dick Darbys
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  All got drunk be half past three, To sober up, Went swimming in the sea
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  Back to the digs for the spruce up,  And while waitin' for the rosie
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  We all drew up our plan,   Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man

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  That night we went to the Texas Bar, And came back down be horse and car
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  Met Big Jim and we all went in, To drink some wine in Yates's
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  The Liverpool girls, It was said, Were all to be met in The Douglas Head
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  McShane was there in a tie and shirt, With the foreign girls he was tryin' to flirt
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  Sayin', Hey girls I'm yer man, Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man

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  Whacker fancied his good looks, With an Isle of Man woman he was struck
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  The Liverpool lad was by her side,  As he was throwin' the jar into her
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  Whacker thought he'd take a chance,  So he asked the quare wan out to dance
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  Round the floor they stepped it out, To Whack it was no bother
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  Everythin' was goin' ta plan,  Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man

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  The Isle of Man woman fancied Whack
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  Yer man stood there, 'Til his heads came back
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  And whack, They all whacked inta Whack, And Whack was landed on his back
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  The Douglas force arrived as well, Landed a couple a belts as well
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  And ended up in the Douglas Jail,  Until the Dublin boat did sail
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  Deported every man,  Oh, The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man