Such feelings inspired this rollicking ballad." Īt some point, the song came to the United States and was a favorite in Colonial America because of its irreverent attitude toward British officials. In regard to the history of the song, Lomax states, "The folk of seventeenth century Britain liked and admired their local highwaymen and in Ireland (or Scotland) where the gentlemen of the roads robbed English landlords, they were regarded as national patriots. In the book The Folk Songs of North America, folk music historian Alan Lomax suggests that the song originated in the 17th century, and (based on plot similarities) that John Gay's 1728 The Beggar's Opera was inspired by Gay hearing an Irish ballad-monger singing "Whiskey in the Jar". A number of its lines and the general plot resemble those of a contemporary broadside ballad "Patrick Fleming" (also called "Patrick Flemmen he was a Valiant Soldier") about an Irish highwayman executed in 1650. Whack for my daddy-o, There's whiskey in the jar-o. Musha ring dum-a do dum-a da, Whack for my daddy-o, I said: "Stand or deliver or the devil he may take ya". I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier.
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was counting.
Īs I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains. Whack for my daddy-o, There's whiskey in the jar. Musha rin um du ruma da, Whack for my daddy-o, Saying: "Stand and deliver, for I am your bold deceiver!". I first produced me pistol and I then produced me rapier, I met with Captain Farrell, and his money he was counting. However, The Dubliners version, which is often sung in Irish traditional music sessions around the world, begins:Īs I was goin' over the far famed Kerry mountains, Whack for the daddy-o, There's whiskey in the jar-o. Musha rin um du rum da, Whack for the daddy-o, Sayin': "Stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver!". I drew forth my pistols and I rattled my saber, I met Colonel Pepper and his money he was counting. Whiskey in the Jar is sung with many variants on locations and names - In typical song book fashion, the Grateful Dead version begins:Īs I was goin' over the Cill Dara Mountains, The American metal band Metallica brought it to a wider rock audience in 1998 by playing a version very similar to that of Thin Lizzy's with a heavier sound, and won a Grammy for the song in 2000 for Best Hard Rock Performance. Building on their success, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy hit the Irish and British pop charts with the song in the early 1970s. The song first gained wide exposure when the Irish folk band The Dubliners performed it internationally as a signature song, and recorded it on three albums in the 1960s.
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It has been recorded by numerous professional artists since the 1950s. It is about a highwayman, or perhaps a footpad, who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs. " Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. A Wikibookian has nominated this page for cleanup.
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