I was raised on Black & Tans Ronnie Drew and ' Van the Man' I go off to mass on SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on MondayI've got a sister MeghanWith a Celtic cross tattoo I'll tell you a few stories And every one of them is true Chorus:My mother's, brother's, sister's, cousin's, auntie's, Uncle Barney's, father's, brother had a cousin from KillarneyMy great-granddad and his mates They tried to make it to the StatesHis great uncle, he was a failure He got deported off to AustraliaSo they stowed upon a steamer On the famous White Star LineI was raised upon these stories Since I was the age of nine(Chorus) Well my great-uncle, he liked the races He liked the dogs and steeplechases His wife, my dear old auntie She kept a teashop way, way down in BantryBut he fixed a race in DonegalAnd now he's got to hide With the sticky buns and cakes and guns And whiskey on the side(Chorus) I was raised on Black & Tans Ronnie Drew and ' Van the Man' I go to mass on SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on MondayI'm from the wrong side of the south side Of an Irish neighbourhood I've never been to IrelandBut I know it's in my blood
I was raised on Black & Tans Ronnie Drew and ' Van the Man' I go off to mass on SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on MondayI've got a sister MeghanWith a Celtic cross tattoo I'll tell you a few stories And every one of them is true Chorus:My mother's, brother's, sister's, cousin's, auntie's, Uncle Barney's, father's, brother had a cousin from KillarneyMy great-granddad and his mates They tried to make it to the StatesHis great uncle, he was a failure He got deported off to AustraliaSo they stowed upon a steamer On the famous White Star LineI was raised upon these stories Since I was the age of nine(Chorus) Well my great-uncle, he liked the races He liked the dogs and steeplechases His wife, my dear old auntie She kept a teashop way, way down in BantryBut he fixed a race in DonegalAnd now he's got to hide With the sticky buns and cakes and guns And whiskey on the side(Chorus) I was raised on Black & Tans Ronnie Drew and ' Van the Man' I go to mass on SundayAnd then it's back to the pub on MondayI'm from the wrong side of the south side Of an Irish neighbourhood I've never been to IrelandBut I know it's in my blood
