“Johnny Jump Up”
Description
Beer is sold out; the singer tries cider. Never again. Falling-down drunk after a quart, he fights a policeman. A man on crutches dances and a friend goes to the mad house after cider. A corpse at a wake asks to take a quart for admission to Heaven.
Notes
OCanainn: "The title of the song is the name of a cider made in Clonmell and well known for its potency, due to being stored in whiskey barrels." - BS
References
- OCanainn, pp. 72-73, "Johnny Jump Up" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, OCan072