Collection of Irish Song Lyrics Humors of Whiskey (the) Let your quacks and newspapers be cutting their capers About curing the vapors the scratch and the gout With their medical potions, their serums and their lotions Upholding their notions, they're mighty put out. Who can tell the true physic to all that's pathetic And pitch to the divil, cramp, colic and spleen You'll know it I think if you take a big drink With your mouth to the brink of a jug of poteen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh what botheration, no dose in the nation Can give consolation like poteen me boys. No liquid cosmetic to lovers athletic Or bodies pathetic can give such a bloom As the sweet by the powers in the garden of flowers Ever gave their own bowers such a darling perfume And this liquid so rare if you willingly share To be taking your hair when it's frizzled and dead Oh the sod has the merit to yield the true spirit So strong it will shake all the hairs from your head Then stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh since its perfection, no doctor's direction Can cleanse the complexion like poteen me boys While a child in me cradle, me nurse with her ladle Was filling my mouth with a notion of pap When a drop from her bottle fell into my throttle I stumbled and capered clean out of her lap On the floor I lay crawlin' and screaming and bawling 'Til me mother and father were called to the fore All sobbing and sighing they feared I was dying But soon found I only was crying for more. So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord how they'd chuckle if babes in their truckle They only could suckle on poteen me boys Through my youthful aggression, through times of depression My childhood's impression still clung to my mind And at school or at college the basis of knowledge I never could gulp 'til with whiskey combined And as older I'm growing times ever bestowin' On Erin's potation, a flavor so fine And how ere they may lecture on jove and his nectar Itself is the only true liquid divine So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, 'tis the right thing for courting and fighting There's nowt so exciting as poteen me boys. Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle What's hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What'll make the lame walk, what will make the dumb talk, The elixir of life and philospher's stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to build the Thames Tunnel Wasn't it poteen from ould Inisowen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, it's no wonder, if lightning and thunder Weren't made from the plunder of poteen me boys. You maidens pathetic, with lovers athletic For liquid cosmetic, you can't beat the drop With a glow to your cheek, it will make your heart leap It'll quiet a stallion or cure an old cob At the mouth you would drool, be reduced to a fool You'd kick up your heels and you'd peel to the buff Then 'tis he'd be pathetic while you'd be athletic If only you'd take a few drops of the stuff So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys For there's nothing like whiskey to make maidens frisky It soon separates all the men from the boys.

Wow thats a lot of words

The metamorphosis is complete. Colm is officially a reincarnated medieval Seanchaí!!

As a minor with parents who don't drink, I have a question. Is whiskey as good as this song makes it seem. Because every time I listen to this, I find myself reaching for a small glass bottle that isn't there, then getting sad because I miss something I've never known. Congrats to you, Colm, and to whoever wrote this, for thoroughly confluzzling me.

I CANT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS! Ever since the short version I have been wanting the full one! Christmas has come early!

Can’t wait to master this song to sing around the campfire at my next LARP event!

For what it’s worth you and your singing 100% inspired a bard I play in D&D, and I can say with full confidence he has turned into one of my most well written characters. Thanks for al the work you put into this stuff!!

This kinda singing as a whiskey ad would make sales skyrocket imo

I’ve just been listening all week to hozier and Colm’s 1 Minute blips of whiskey. So imagine my Sunday morning bloss when seeing he did a full rendition. Absolutely Phenomenal.

The bard himself can hit the highs of the Misty mountains, and the lows of Moria. I tip my hat to you, Sir Colm McGuinness.

For those that want to read as they sing along, here are the lyrics. If Colm can pin this or add to the description, I'm sure people would appreciate it. Let your quacks and newspapers be cutting their capers About curing the vapors the scratch and the gout With their medical potions, their serums and their lotions Upholding their notions, they're mighty put out. Who can tell the true physic to all that's pathetic And pitch to the divil, cramp, colic and spleen You'll know it I think if you take a big drink With your mouth to the brink of a jug of poteen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh what botheration, no dose in the nation Can give consolation like poteen me boys. No liquid cosmetic to lovers athletic Or bodies pathetic can give such a bloom As the sweet by the powers in the garden of flowers Ever gave their own bowers such a darling perfume And this liquid so rare if you willingly share To be taking your hair when it's frizzled and dead Oh the sod has the merit to yield the true spirit So strong it will shake all the hairs from your head Then stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh since its perfection, no doctor's direction Can cleanse the complexion like poteen me boys While a child in me cradle, me nurse with her ladle Was filling my mouth with a notion of pap When a drop from her bottle fell into my throttle I stumbled and capered clean out of her lap On the floor I lay crawlin' and screaming and bawling 'Til me mother and father were called to the fore All sobbing and sighing they feared I was dying But soon found I only was crying for more So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord how they'd chuckle if babes in their truckle They only could suckle on poteen me boys Through my youthful aggression, through times of depression My childhood's impression still clung to my mind And at school or at college the basis of knowledge I never could gulp 'til with whiskey combined And as older I'm growing times ever bestowin' On Erin's potation, a flavor so fine And how ere they may lecture on jove and his nectar Itself is the only true liquid divine So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, 'tis the right thing for courting and fighting There's nowt so exciting as poteen me boys. Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle What's hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What'll make the lame walk, what will make the dumb talk, The elixir of life and philospher's stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to build the Thames Tunnel Wasn't it poteen from ould Inisowen So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Oh lord, it's no wonder, if lightning and thunder Weren't made from the plunder of poteen me boys. You maidens pathetic, with lovers athletic For liquid cosmetic, you can't beat the drop With a glow to your cheek, it will make your heart leap It'll quiet a stallion or cure an old cob At the mouth you would drool, be reduced to a fool You'd kick up your heels and you'd peel to the buff Then 'tis he'd be pathetic while you'd be athletic If only you'd take a few drops of the stuff So stick to the cratur' the best thing in nature For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys For there's nothing like whiskey to make maidens frisky It soon separates all the men from the boys.

As I sit in my garage here in Kentucky, watching a spring storm, and having just been to Ireland I did a search for this song as I sip a wee dram of bourbon (I mean I am from Kentucky remember...) and this was just lovely - slainte!

I’ve loved this song since I was an extremely wee lassie, and only recently rediscovered it because of your first upload of the song…which was flawlessly spectacular. Full version now? Sign me up!! This is gonna be unparalleled!! Edit: Better than I could have possibly imagined.

The smile on my face for this full version with the Celtic/Irish accents is to be joyful about. Thank you my good sir.

For sinking your sorrows and raising your joys Has to be one of the best lines ever writen.

Love this! Would love to hear your rendition of “Ashes” and/or “Oak & Ash & Thorn” too.

I don't drink alcohol, but I can't get enough of this song! Love it

I don't know what it is about Colm singing Irish tunes but it's always so special... Is it pride or joy to be Irish? Mayhaps it's the instruments, composition, lyrics of the Emerald Isle? OR MAYBE...it's the sheer, raw, epic power of knowing he has Skellig Gift store literally putting the clothes on his back?? #IrishGifts

This man delivers! Not only full version, but much better pacing.

we seem to have lost these old songs that are sung with pride and tell a story about history. and their just plain fun to listen too. and your accent just makes them better.

354 good folks here on Sunday 14 November 2021, Colm's 28th birthday, for the premiere of "The Humours of Whiskey" (full version). Savannah & Colm are in Brighton at a hotel with "Nougat" the hotel cat! Their Air BnB ghosted them and they had to find a hotel after a full day of travelling. A most stressful day. *Happy Birthday.* Generous viewers donated a total of 421.99 to make this day even more special.

It's official. This song, as sung by Colm, will play at my celebration of life someday.

As a lover of hip hop, I must confess. This might be one of the greatest works of art I've ever heard. Well done Sir 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Makes me wish my city had an Irish pub with a singer of your caliber...they don't have music past a broken juke box...it's rather sad that everyone can't enjoy music this amazing when drinking

Oh how I love the Irish! I’ll be humming this all day!❤️

Now I need to hear Colm cover "Warrior" by The Black Piper. Great job thank you for sharing 👍

Just cracked open a bottle of Connemara to drink while listening to this song. Something about it makes the stuff taste utterly divine.

Happy St. Pats all. Peace and love to all of you brougs on this day!!

Oh... this is absolutely wonderful to hear Colm do a full cover of the Humours of Whiskey.

A fine addition to every Irish wedding I've been to😘❤️

Unbelievably good!! Brings me a smile every time.

Singing along on my drive to and from work I now have around 80% memorized from hearing this my first time a few months ago. Goa get it down then get some of my fellows to sing it at the bar.

1.2 million views. 20 thousand of them from me alone.

I have to say that the auto generated closed captions try so Very hard that they simply had to take a rest for a little while in the middle to make it through the whole thing. You have such a lovely voice, Colm! And the drive is so...mmm! So good!

I've never heard a song so addictive ,in 40 years.

This mate need, and deserves, more subscribers than what he haves. Who else agrees?

And here I was, thinking myself already in love with Celtic music.

The talent this guy has tho! He amazes me everytime he realeses something😍

May the Lord bless all of your days for sharing this beauty with us.

I can feel my ancestors dancing with this song, so beautiful and full of pride. Thank you

My life is now complete. Shame I have no whiskey with me now. Oh well, the beer will do.

Am i the only one who wishes Colm would put the lyrics or the comments or captions? I need to sing along to all these songs and most times I've never heard them before

I imagine peaky blinders, i imagine old ireland and traveling folk, i imagine brawls in birmingham and a simpler time... Very well executed #respect

Colm, with a host of amazing performances that you have, I have to say that this ties for first place as my favorite, alongside "I'm Still Here". More than once, I have spent an entire work day just listening to these two songs over and over. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us. You bring joy and excitement.

Colm, this is absolutely stunning. I love this so much! Thank you so much for all the songs you’ve done thus far💛

Never heard this song before, but oh boy did I enjoy this! The lyrics made me laugh and the beat made me dance. Love your music so much!

Just great! Really, really great!

There we go! Man did it again. I love Irish/Scottish folk beyond words. Your voice in this one is what I imagine medieval singers sounded like. Nailed it!

Really looking forward to this. The version you released earlier this year is brilliant!

Such a well done rendition. Listened to this song a dozen times at this point. Thank you for this!

Yes yes yes! Even better than I had hoped! Another absolutely amazing performance 👏 🙌 ❤ 😍

Great job Colm! I appreciate the minimal instrumentation, letting us enjoy the beaut of a voice that you have. Keep being awesome!

I’ll listen 1000’s times more. 🍻 it’s a favorite lad.

Thank you for just making me smile, your singing always brightens my day. Especially right now dealing with a somewhat poorly horse and hoping to have found a solution. Thank you Colm for all your hard work love.

This is absolutely fantastic, fair play to ya Colm. I remember reading the full version of this song and wondered what it would sound like in its entirety. This is it.

The first time i ever heard this song was your abrievated cover. I was instantly covered in goose bumps. The twang and tenor your voice lends to this beautiful folk music makes it so uniquely yours, yet absolutely representative of the culture and times the music comes from. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world.

YEESSS

I’m so excited for this one! I love the shorty version you have and I wished it was longer :)

I really love the way this climbs through the song! Puts as much fire in you as whiskey

There is something anciently beautiful about Irish people. Not sure if it's because of the history of them as indentured servants, teaching Jamaican slaves English, but I just have such a love for these people. They feel so familiar to me, from the way they sound to the way they drink to how family oriented they are. They're kindred.

Happy Birthday Colm! Here's to many many more to come!🍺 Brilliant job on this song! Absolutely loved it! Well done!🌹

Perfect, looking forward to the party and the awesome premiere chat 😁

This song is pure balm for the mind and soul. I have now listened to it for around 8 hours while studying and cant get enough. xD

Thank you so much for bringing back what I grew up it puts a smile on my face when I hear your music after work and again thank you!!

I have been looking forward to this since I knew you were planning on doing this, and this just made my already good day that much better!!!

I love this song! We're so lucky you did a full version!

This is absolutely magic... And makes the whisky go down to fast and perfect!

i've been listening to this song on repeat every since i heard your short version, i have truly been blessed this day

This is the song that’s gonna get me through this winter. Thank you sir

I have been waiting for this full version for a looong time. And mate you hit those notes with such beauty!!! 🤓

YESSSSSS omg. This has always been one of my favourite videos of Colm's, so the full version is so exciting. Incredible, as always!! :) :)

The Saint provides with another beautiful vocal gift! Hail!

A ballad of truth!

The full version gives me goosebumps! Once again, you impress me Sir Colm McGuinness!

Wonderful! I really have no words! Now I can hear my favourite full version on my way to work, thanks! Checking out the jumpers!

Listening to this with longing during my 2nd pregnancy in less than 2 years. That first sip of whiskey I can finally have in May is going to be the most delicious beverage in the world.

Toss a coin to our marvelous Colm. Love your pure voice, reminds me of medieval Celtic bard. Keep it up fam.🤙 Peace ✌️

I've been waiting for this for so long!!! Ty Colm! I can't wait!

Nothing better than a large home measure of a 12 year Bowmore Whisky and this song on a Sunday evening.

I have listened to this on repeat for God knows how long. I am in LOVE with this. Great job 😊

It's a rare thing when I pump my headphones right up just for the vocals, but this was worth it. This is going to be a new sound test and I need a 24 bit FLAC of it right now.

Я только второй день как узнала о Вашем существовании. Как музыкант пребываю в невероятном шоке и восхищении, какой невероятный диапазон, владение голосом! Брависсимо, восторг!!!

Just beautiful. I can't stop listening to this on repeat thank you!! Absolutely incredible, this makes me wanna sing and drink with my best mates.

The sheer joy at hearing this is nigh on indescribable. Thank you for such a delightful rendition!

I'm so happy that you actually did a full cover of this.

Hey Colm, I truly love your voice 💜💜 !! Congratulations for all the music you make 🎉🎉

Three people are either completely deaf, or complete teetotalers. Even if you were deaf, the sweaters are enough for a like. Bless you Colm, thank you for keeping this music alive.

I'm so glad you finally did the full version of this song! Excellent work!

Well worth the wait! Perfectly done! I'll raise a glass of whiskey for this one for sure.

This was awesome , going to slowly copy the lyrics, memorize them for St Patricks day, thank you, this was amazing.

Yes another favorite hits the dust! Colm keeps the amazing songs coming and each is better.

I showed my grandmother a lot of your music and she loves, she even said shed attend a concert if you do one

Whiskey literally translates to "Water of Life" in Ancient Irish!☘️🙃☘️

not to be too emotional about stuff like this, but I love the way you sing and the songs you pick always bring me to tears! Something about them really just lifts the heart and spirits

I daresay yours is the best version out there! Thank you for making a full version of this song! :D Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Out of all his music. this is his most beautiful he’s done. He put so his soul into this.

I love this one! Also, showed your music to my mom a couple days ago and she loves it XD Had dinner last night and listened to your entire sea shanty album that she put on while we ate, her favorite is hoist the colors and Santiana. My personal favorite is fish in the sea and your original the last length C:

The guy is saying sorry about him lookin like the sun but naw man you’re literally just shining like an all star you’re just really amazing lmao 😂

Im half Jamaican, half English. Yet listening to this i feel proud to be Irish haha this is brilliant! What a voice!

Yay! We’ve waited months for the full version. Thank you!