Gaelic Storm (Cabbage) - Rum Runners video free download


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Uploaded: 2011/06/27

I noticed this song wasn't on Youtube yet, and I wanted to share it, so I figured I might as well put it up. From Gaelic Storm's 2011 album, Cabbage.

LYRICS:

From Bimini to the Jersey Shore they ran their sacred mission

To help the poor unfortunates, oppressed by the Prohibition

When the Puritans in politics began to play their dirty tricks

And outlaw every thing that we enjoy

Rum boats ahoy

We're gonna get ourselves a drop of the Real McCoy

Chorus:

Rum runner, rum runner

Run your rum right up the line

Rum runner, rum runner

Rum, whiskey, gin and rye

Run rum runners run

We're running dry

We're running dry

Three miles off the shoreline waits the infamous 'Rum Row'

Well if it's gambling, or girls, or drink you want just ask 'Havana Joe'

You won't be taxed so never mind, and once you've left the law behind

You can have it all, whatever is your vice

Just name your price

It's a free and easy floating paradise

(Chorus)

Well the boats come up from Charleston, and down from Gloucester Bay

They're giving out free samples boys, and the party's underway

Somebody brought a Calypso band, it's loud enough to hear on land

And the hold is filled with barrels fit to burst

To quench our thirst

If the excise cutters don't get to it first

(Chorus)

The shore patrol is on the way, our machine gun's at the ready

God help us if we need it now, our hands are none too steady

Uncle Sam is closing in, to take our women, take our gin

You've bled us dry with all your revenues

What's left to lose?

You can take our lives but you'll never take our booze

Comments

9 years ago

Ike Skum

"Our hands are none too steady" one bad side effect to the drink.

10 years ago

Sarah Silverlight

Love this song! Can't wait to see them at The Egg in Albany in a few weeks!

10 years ago

Keith Danford

bring on the weed propition

10 years ago

Micheal Carney

KKK actually

10 years ago

maggoli67

I think it were the Unitarians...

11 years ago

Aegi Dios

Damn, how I love this line... Those are words to live by!...

11 years ago

DrQish

"You can take our Lives but you'll never take out Booze"... I laughed so hard that tears came to my eyes when I heard that line! XD

12 years ago

Scott Graves

We're lucky to have them again in Florida soon this January 19th at The Plaza Live. Got some tickets left and it's such a good venue- there are no bad seats!

12 years ago

Julia An Snyder

Another great song to add to the Terra Trike pedaling playlist. . . thanks for posting this "gaelicwolf"!

12 years ago

IwishmynamewasEzio

hahaha "oppressed by the prohibition" never a more irish-american statement was made XD

12 years ago

Deepdark Samurai

sometimes i like to hide under my carpet and pretend im a cabbage ~:3

12 years ago

Deepdark Samurai

great song i love gaelic storm

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