Michaels' lyrics :::

Here's the lyrics a few songs in no particular order. Strangely enough, we can't guarantee if they are correct or not but there as close as we can make out. Same goes for the chords!

the Epic in Gminor

Dramatic intro

Mando solo

Trumpet solo

 (chords: Gm F Eb D most of the way through)

Verse1

Conaic mé tú ag dul ar an cnoc dearg (on the hill)

Tá mé ag sim, tá tú ag suil ag suil, ach tá tú imithe.

Ceapaim go raibh sé in grá lena cailiní (with the girls)

Níl a lán tám... tá grúpa ceol ag fánacht....

Míhéalí a uáismheid!

 

Refrain

An fear an bhfile dia!

Dia an bhfile is fearr!

An fear an bhfile dia!

Dia an bhfile is fearr!

 

Mando solo

Trumpet solo

 

Verse2

Meabhraigh mé comhrá sa stasúin fadó (long ago)

Thóg tú dán dom - do croí ar phíosa phaipéar...

ach bhi sé ladránach.

Verse3

Ní thigim aon rud faoin gnóthaí an croí (understand)

Tá tú ró bhrón - Da sheinfá leis na Míhéalí!

Ach bhí aspa cumarsáid.

 

Bridge

Drumadoir, gaiste í bringliodí, gaiste in ngrá!

Tá gach rud ina ceann!

Suí anois, agus bhí cuin anois, agus mo chara,

Cloiseann leis mo sceal!

 

Refrain

An fear an bhfile dia!

Dia an bhfile is fearr!

An fear an bhfile dia!

Dia an bhfile is fearr!

 

Verse4

Tá sé imithe, níl sé abaltá......

He's Simon, he's gone, he's Fillup he's gone.....

 

Guitar solo to fade

Spraymount (Singin with the can man)

 

[Banjo Solo – Verse Chords]

 

Verse1:

        G

Improved formulation adhesive provides

        C                                                      G

An instant, re-positional and secure bond,

 

That does not go brittle with age.

        C

It’s excellent for sticking down,

        G

And mounting most common materials,

D                                              C

To almost any surface

D                                              C

To almost any surface

 

Chorus:
F                              G

Singin with the canman

F                              G

Sing it if you can man

F                              G

Singin with the canman

F                              G

Sing it if you can man

 

[Banjo Solo – Verse Chords]

 

Verse2:

        G

Shake well before use

 

And test before use on

        C                      G

Those new…app-li-ca-hey-tions.

        G

Apply to one surface

 

And one surface only

        C                      G

Preferably the one to be laid down

D

And one more thing now

      C

For best results…apply a light even

D                                                      C

Coat spraying 15 to 20 centimetres…from the surface

 

[Chorus]

 

[Banjo Solo – Verse Chords]

 

 

Fiddle Away

(cappo 2nd)

Verse1:

Dm7         Am7                          Bb            C

I knew a man a long, a long time ago

Dm7         Am7                          Bb            C

He played upon my flute, and now I know

Dm7         Am7                          Bb            C

To ask him when he comes around again

Dm7         Am7                          Bb            C

To fiddle with me, and play with me, Fiddle a-

 

Fiddle Solo:

[Em          G\F#         G              G\F#         ]X3           Em           C             D

 

[Slide Solo - verse chords]

 

Verse2:

A long long time went by till he came again,

He walked into the town with another man,

Yeah they walked into the town – their flutes in hand,

And right up to the square, where they blew and fiddled a – way

 

Middle:

D                              Dm7

The fiddler played upon my flute

Am7                          G

As I tinkled softly on his lute

D                              Dm7

We played all night – from dusk till dawn

Am7                          G                              Bb

And in the morning a tune was born

 

[interlude– Bb C Bb C]

 

Verse:

That tune went round and round the world and back

We walked from town to town, flutes strapped to our backs

Yeah we walked around the towns, a long long day,

And played with every man we could find, we fiddled a-way

 

 

 

Boxer Short Abyss

 

 


 

Verse:

F              Dm\F        Gm           C\G

I'm still living with my mother and my brother

F              Dm\F        Gm           C\G

Just twenty pairs among us, only barely, and on others

F              Dm\F        Gm           C\G

He crossed the line, said it's fine, but they're mine

F              Dm\F        Gm           C\G

They're in a spin, I'm going out, don't have the time

Am            Bb            Am            Bb    Bb\A   Bb\G    F

Why do we fight? why can't we just get along?

 

Bridge:

F              Gm           Am7          Bb

I'm all for sharing but I don't have enough,

Dm7         Am7          G#            G

And I've been sparing, but I find it too tough.

Dm           Gm           Am7          Bb

Went to get my shoes, took my shirt and my jacket,

Dm           Gm           C

I was goin out, out upon the town.

Dm           Gm           Am7          Bb

I looked around the floor, looked into the drawer, but there was none,

Dm           Gm           C

Lookin all around - nowhere to be found.

 

Chorus:

D              G

Its the boxer short abyss,

C              A

Its them I'm gonna miss

D              G

Its the boxer short abyss,

D              G

Its them I'm gonna miss

D              G

Its the boxer short abyss,

Bb    Bb\A   Bb\G    F

melancholy

 

Insane Tim

 

Verse:

Srollin through the mountains

 Bracken at our feet

 ‘Till we see before us,

 A man called Timothy

 Long hair, shredded jeans,

 Avaitors gleam.

  

Verse:

 We gingerly approach him,

 instruments in hand,

 Timmy started jammin’

 echoed through the land

 Heard for miles and miles,

 Michaels played in perfect time

  

Middle:

 His hands they moved in motion, yeah they moved…in motion

 Motion like the wings of a humming bird

 His eyes they flickered like a flaming moth gone insane,

 The kicking of his legs, resembling an ostrich gone insane.

 

Michaels at maximum X a lot

History of the Band

 

Chorus:

E              G              E

The history of the band,

E              G              E

And the Can-can man

E              G              E

The history of the band,

E              G              E

Sing it if you can.

 

Verse1:

G#m                         G

First eleven hours

B|Bsus4|B

Then came round about

G#m                         G

Then the new Michael

B|Bsus4|B

Man we worked it out

G#m                         G

A brand new experience

B|Bsus4|B

In melody and chord

G#m                         G

A gift from the lo-or-d

B|Bsus4|B

Dorkus jumped on board

 

[Mandolin Solo-verse chords]

 

 

Verse2:

G#m                         G

Firstly dedication,

B|Bsus4|B

Our praises Fillup sings

G#m                         G

Fillup couldn’t help focusing

B|Bsus4|B

On well respected things

G#m                         G

Existentialism,

B|Bsus4|B

Dragging him away

G#m                         G

College friends and Rosie

B|Bsus4|B

And academic plays

 

 B|Bsus4|B

Ah ah ah ah

 

[Chorus]

[Guitar Solo-  no chords]

[Chorus]

 

Verse3:

G#m                         G

Hugh is finally

B|Bsus4|B

Gonna tie the knot

G#m                         G

Now comes the wedding

B|Bsus4|B

A holy padlock

G#m                         G

A brand new experience

B|Bsus4|B

In personal hygiene

G#m                         G

Groom with regularity

B|Bsus4|B

And Anti-acne cream

B|Bsus4|B

Ah ah ah ah

 

[Interlude]

[Chorus]

 

End:

D              A              G

The history of the band,

D              A              G

And the Can-can man

D              A              G

The history of the band,

C              D              E

Sing it if you can.