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Down At The Fife & Drum

by Stephen Schijns

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A rousing (original) Irish drinking song, perfect for St. Patrick's Day - or any other day you want to head down to the pub with your friends and enjoy life!

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Down, down at the Fife and Drum / You and me and our friends can come
Down, down at the Fife and Drum / We’ll have some fun tonight

Call up Bob and Bill and Doug and the girls to come along
And tell O’Malley not to forget our favourite drinking song
I’ll meet you there at nine o’clock and don’t tell me I’m wrong
When I say that we’ll have some fun tonight

<instrumental>

Big Sam King is at the door and tells us not to fight
Lovely Katie takes our coats and says “He’ll be alright”
As we settle in I mention I think that we might
Have ourselves a real good time tonight

<chorus>

Jane comes over, smiles, and says “I know you’ll love the band”
“Last night I danced so long that I could hardly even stand
They’re just a bunch of local kids but they can really jam”
I laughed and said that sounded just alright

<instrumental>

Who’s that under Table 2, he’s been there since last week
Mike says he won’t go home ‘til he remembers how to speak
Wally says “I’ll drink to that….until I spring a leak!”
I gotta say we all drank a bit tonight

<chorus>

Well time went fast and far too soon it was one and time to go
The group was great, the beer was fine, and then what do you know
Genevieve was asking me and how could I say no
“How ‘bout we go have more fun tonight?”

<chorus>
<instrumental to fade>

credits

released March 9, 2024
Stephen Schijns: Music, Lyrics, Vocals
Andrew Smith: Guitars, Percussion
Chloe Davidson: Fiddle
Zachari Smith: Drums

Produced by Andrew Smith

Recorded at Lake Studios, Kelowna, BC, Canada

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Stephen Schijns Kelowna, British Columbia

From 60s singles to CFRC/CKCU DJ to garage band archivist to chart documentarian to songwriter and guitar player, Steve Schijns (pronounced "Skines") has soaked up classic influences over several decades to begin building his recording career as a mature and distinctive pop-rock creator. He is based in Kelowna, BC, Canada. ... more

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