Christy Moore - All I Remember Lyrics
I was lured by the rocking horseSweets and the bualadh bosFifty wild boys to a roomSing lamh, lamh eile, the dish ran away with the spoonBlack shoes and stockings for those who say don'tBlue is the colour outsideGod made the worldThe snake tempted Eve and she diedWild Christian brothers sharpening their leathersLearn it by heart, that's the ruleAll I remember is dreading September and schoolCHORUSAnd they made me for better or worseThe fool that I am or the wise man I'll beAnd they gave me their blessings or curseIt wasn't their fault I was me ...Not the one that you seeThe priest in confession condemns my obsessionWith thoughts that I do not inviteI mumble and stutterHe slams down the shutterGoodnight - (Good night to you too, Father)Stainless as steelLord, you know how I feelSomeone shoot me while my soul is clearI don't think I'll lastBut my vow to abstain was sincereArch-confraternity men to the fightRaise up your banners on highSearching for graceSecuring my placeWhen I dieCHORUSOh God, he kept a very close eye on meHung round my bed in the darkness, he spied on meCaught me in the long grass so often, he died on me....Ballrooms of romance in Salthill or MallowI stood like John Wayne by the wallLined up like cattle, we waited to do battle and fallYou can't wine and dine her in an old Morris MinorSo ask her before it's too lateI danced on girls' toes - accepted rejection as my fateDrink was my saviour, it made me much braverBut I couldn't hold it too wellI slipped on the coach and ruined my approach as I fell
