The Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of Man

Ah, weren’t we the rare oul’ stock

Spent the evenin’ gettin’ locked

In the Ace O’ Hearts

Where the high stools were engaging

Over the Butt Bridge, down by the dock,

The boat she sailed at five o’clock.

‘Hurry boys, now’, said Whack,

‘Or before we’re there we’re all be back.’

Sayin’ carry him if you can.

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.

Before we reached the Alexander Base,

A hell of a ding dong he did raise.

In the bar of the ship we had great sport

As the boat she sailed out from the port.

Landed up in the Douglas Head,

Enquiring for a vacant bed.

The dining room we soon got shown

By a decent woman up the road,

Sayin’, ‘Ate that if you can.’

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.

Next morning went for a ramble round

To see the sights of Douglas Town

All went in for a mighty session,

In a pub they call Dick Darbies.

All got drunk by half-past three

To sober up went swimmin’ in the sea

Then back to the digs for the spruce up,

And while waitin’ for the rosie,

Ah, we all drew up our plan.

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.

That night we went to the Texas Bar,

Came back down be horse and car.

Met Big Jim and all went in

To drink some wine in Yate’s.

The Liverpool girls, it was said,

Were all to be found in the Douglas Head.

McShane was there in a tie and shirt

And the foreign quarewans tried to flirt.

Sayin’, ‘Here, girls, I’m your man.’

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.

Whacker fancied his good looks;

With an Isle of Man woman he was struck,

But a Liverpool lad was by her side

And he throwin’ the jar into her.

Whacker thought he’d take a chance;

He asked the quare one out to dance.

Around the floor they stepped it out

And to Whack it was no bother,

Everythin’ was goin’ to plan.

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Mann.

Well, the Isle of Man woman fancied Whack,

But your man stood there till his mates came back.

Whack! they all whacked into Whack

And Whack was landed on his back.

The police force arrived as well,

Banjoed a couple of them as well.

Landed up in the Douglas jail

Until that Dublin boat did sail,

Deported every man.

Oh, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.

Yes, the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man.