St. Patrick Never Drank

Words (c) 2008 M. Spaff Sumsion, music Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Kilted For Her Pleasure Buy MP3: Amazon or iTunes The 14th day of February’s for Saint Valentine September 29th is when Saint Michael’s faithful dine On April 23rd we hail Saint George without restraint And come November 1st we cheer for EV’RY bloody saint But none of those can claim the very BEST day of the year ‘Cause on March 17th we praise the patron saint of BEER! [Cheers: "Hail St Patrick!" "Slainte!" etc.] But wait! Don’t cheer for greenish beer or Irish cream liqueur Be-cause the man you toast was one devout tee-to-tal-ER! Saint Patrick never drank! (Hey!) Saint Patrick never drank! (Hey!) ‘Twas only clear, unleaded stuff he poured into his tank! He’d take the cash YOU spend for drafts and stash it in the bank! (Hooray!) Heroic, true, but STOIC too! Saint Patrick never drank! He strode with ancient war-ri-ors from coast to plain to highland His staff he’d shake till ev’ry snake was banished from the island He taught his fans the shamrock stands for Father, Son, and Spirit But don’t break out the Guinness Stout – the man would not go near it! Saint Patrick didn’t drink! (Hey!) Saint Patrick didn’t drink! (Hey!) He never tossed a bracer back or teetered on the brink! So pour another tall one, lad, then pour it down the sink! (Hooray!) With piety, SOBRIETY! Saint Patrick didn’t drink! Saint Patrick never drank (Hey!) Saint Patrick never drank (Hey!) So let’s be frank: When asked his fav’rite beer, he drew a blank! By gosh, if he could see you sloshed, he’d give your tush a spank! (Hooray!) The guy was swell – but DRY AS HELL! Saint Patrick never drank! No, SAINT – PAT – RICK – NEV – ER – DRANK! Key G first verse: G D G Em G D C G Em G D G chrous: G G G G G G G G C C G D C C G G G G D G verse: G G D G C C G D C C G G G G D G