Sure as I was borne in ireland

I was weaned on whiskey but raised on gin

Drinkin' so long since I was born

Never been so high as a kite in a storm

Hey ho whataya know when you're outta good whiskey you're out on the road

Way to kilkenny where liquor is plenty and people are friendly wherever you go

Hey ho whataya know when your glass is empty you're bound to go

Back on the job just to earn a few bob for good liquor

Well I left my home when I was twelve

I was on the road like a bat out of hell

Looking for work in the county of cork with a thick-headed dummy named paddy o'rourke

Hey ho whataya know when you're outta good whiskey you're out on the road

Way to kilkenny where liquor is plenty and people are friendly wherever you go

Hey ho whataya know when your glass is empty you're bound to go

Back on the job just to earn a few bob for good liquor

And grub at the kilkenny pub

Kickin' and splashin' and pissin' and cussin' and guzzlin' and laughin' and blowin' yer load

Dancin' and singin' shilaylees are swingin' we're arm in arm as we're staggerin' home

Diddlee-aye diddlee-aye diddlee-aye ay

Diddlee-aye diddlee-aye diddlee-aye ay

Kickin' and splashin' and pissin' and cussin' and guzzlin' and laughin' and blowin' yer load

Dancin' and singin' shilaylees are swingin' we're arm in arm as we're staggerin' home

Diddlee-aye diddlee-aye diddlee-aye ay

Diddlee-aye diddlee-aye diddlee-aye ay

Hey ho whataya know when you're outta good whiskey you're out on the road

Way to kilkenny where liquor is plenty and people are friendly wherever you go

Hey ho whataya know when your glass is empty you're bound to go

Back on the job just to earn a few bob for good liquor

And grub at the kilkenny pub