well weren't we the rare oul stock   spent the evenin' gettin' locked   up in the ace o' hearts   where the high stools were engaging   over the butt bridge, down by the dock,   the boat she sailed at five o'clock.   "hurry boys now", said whack   "or before we're there we're all be back   carry him if you can"   the craic was ninety in the isle of man.      before we reached the alexander base   the ding dong we did surely raise   in the bar of the ship we had great sport   as the boat she sailed out of the port   landed up in the douglas head   enquired for a vacant bed   the dining room we soon got shown   by a decent woman up the road   "lads, eat it if ye can"   the craic was ninety in the isle of man.      next morning we went for a ramble round   viewed the sights of douglas town   then we went for a mighty seisiun   in a pub they call dick darbys.   we must have been drunk by half past three   to sober up we went swimmin' in the sea   back to the digs for the spruce up   and while waitin' for the fry   we all drew up our plan.   the craic was ninety in the isle of man.      that night we went to the texas bar,   came back down by horse and car   met big jim and all went in   to drink some wine in yales   the liverpool judies it was said   were all to be found in the douglas head.   mcshane was there in his suit and shirt.   them foreign girls he was tryin' to flirt.   sayin' "here, girls, im your man"   the craic was ninety in the isle of man.      whacker fancied his good looks   on an isle of man woman he was struck   and he throwin' the jar into her.   whacker thought he'd take a chance   he asked the quare one out to dance   around the floor they stepped it out   and to whack it was no bother   everythin' was goin' to plan.   the craic was ninety in the isle of man.      the isle of man woman fancied whack   yer man stood there till his mates came back   whack! they all whacked into whack   whack was landed on his back.   the police force arrived as well,   banjoed a couple of them as well   landed up in the douglas jail   until the dublin boat did sail,   deported every man.   the craic was ninety in the isle of man