The Grateful Dead - Whiskey in the Jar

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{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Verse 1}
Some take delight in the carriage a-rollin'
Others take delight in fishing and bowling
I take delight in the fruit of the barley
Courting pretty women in the morning so early

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Interlude}
(What is the name of that?)
"Whiskey in the Jar" it's called
("Whiskey in the Jar")
That's the song that has "I am a bold deceiver" in it
(I remembеr doing that song very, years and years ago)
Yеah, right
(Yeah, I haven't heard that one in thirty years)
Yeah, right, I haven't either, I just remembered it
(The whole song, where's it all?)
Well
(Musha ringum duran da, whack for de jar, whack fol, whack fol de)
Whack fol de daddy-o
(Whack fol de daddy-o, daddy-o)
Right, it's got great lyrics, it's a cool song
(Wild wonderful stuff)
Yeah, it's a cool song
(I guess that's Irish)
I hope so (Yeah)

{Verse 2}
As I was walkin' down the mountain
Met Colonel Pepper and his money he was counting
Fired off my pistols and I rattled my sabre
Saying, "Stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver"

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Verse 3}
The shiny golden coins sure look bright and jolly
Took the money home and I gave it to my Molly
She promised and she vowed that she never would deceive me
But the devil's in the women and they never can be easy

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Instrumental Break}

{Verse 4}
I was awaken between the hours of six and seven
Guards stood 'round my bed in numbers odd and even
I didn't have my pistols, so they...
Da-da-da-da-d, da-da-da-da-da-da-da

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Interlude}
Step down low
C, C

{Verse 5}
They put me in jail without a judge or jury
For robbing Colonel Pepper in the morning so early
They didn't take my fist so I knocked down the sentry
Bid a long farewell to that cold penitentiary

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Verse 6}
Some take delight in fishing and bowling
Others take delight in the carriage a-rollin'
I take delight in the juice of the barley
Courting pretty women in the morning so early

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Verse 7}
As I was a-ridin' over Gilgarra mountains
I met Colonel Pepper and his money he was counting
Shot off my pistols and I rattled my sabre
Saying "Stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver"

{Chorus}
Musha ringum duram da
Whack fol de daddy-o
Whack fol de daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar

{Outro}
Nice (Yeah)
A folk song, cool one, though

Release Date: November 07, 1999

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Amidst the growing counter-culture scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Grateful Dead were founded by lead guitarist/vocalist Jerry Garcia, bass player Phil Lesh, rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, keyboardist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and drummer Bill Kreutzmann in Palo Alto in 1965, originally as The Warlocks. Percussionist Mickey Hart later joined the group in 1967 and other members cycled through the group in following years as the core remained intact. Their eclectic music formed the archetype for the “Jam Band” genre, combining elements from rock, blues, folk, country, bluegrass, and psychedelic music into improvisational performances.

Over the years the Dead released 22 recorded albums, although they were most famous for their improvisational jams at concerts, earning them a cult-like following of self-proclaimed “Dead Heads” who would follow the band from concert-to-concert throughout the band’s career.

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and they’ve sold more than 40 million albums in total; all that with only one top 40 hit (“Truckin”), and one Top 10 hit (“Touch of Grey”) that came near the end of the band’s run, shortly before Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995. Grateful Dead was also ranked 57th in Rolling Stone’s “The Greatest Artists of All Time” issue in 2004 and 2005. Since then, various incarnations of the Dead have continued to tour, although a 2015 farewell tour was said to be the band’s last.

In 2015 Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann started a new group called Dead and Company with John Mayer, Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge, and former Dead keyboardist Jeff Chimenti which Weir has said may have a future in the studio and will continue to tour in coming years.

In 2008, The Grateful Dead named the University of California, Santa Cruz McHenry Library as the home of their complete archival history, including their recorded music, live bootlegs, and artworks. The collections are are now housed at UC Santa Cruz.