[loud crash of Thunder- Rain drops falling in thunderstorm]
[Intro – Low fiddle drone, distant thunder, bagpipes rising]
(Softly Spoken)- Welcome to Murphy’s Lads! Storms raging outside, come grab a dark pint!
[Verse 1]
Rain’s beatin’ time on the old pub glass
Boot heels dripping on the timber planks
Wind’s howlin’ curses down the alleyway
But we found our shelter in the amber flame
Coats in a heap by the cracked front door
Steam from the wool like a battle’s roar
Cold hands wrapped round a warming brew
Storm can rage — we’re breakin’ through
[Pre-Chorus – Choir building]
Let it lash and let it pour
We’ve got oak and we’ve got more
[Chorus – Full Male Choir]
Rain on the windows, fire in the room
Smoke in the rafters, banish the gloom
Raise up your glass till the whole place shakes
We’ll drown that thunder in the noise we make
Rain on the windows, hearts in bloom
Cold can’t touch what’s burning in this room
[Verse 2 – Fiddle driving]
Old man Flynn with a scar on his chin
Swears he boxed the devil and he beat him thin
Laughter cracks like a rifle shot
Whiskey burns but we like it hot
Cards on the barrel, coins on the wood
Every man here misunderstood
But under this roof we’re iron and flame
No one leaves here quite the same
[Chorus – Repeat Full Choir]
Rain on the windows, fire in the room
Smoke in the rafters, banish the gloom
Raise up your glass till the whole place shakes
We’ll drown that thunder in the noise we make
Rain on the windows, hearts in bloom
Cold can’t touch what’s burning in this room
[Instrumental Break – Blazing bagpipes & rapid fiddle duel]
[Verse 3 – Gritty lead vocal]
Widow by the hearth with a silver stare
Says she hears her lover in the winter air
We pour one out and we nod our heads
For the lost and gone and the words unsaid
Outside’s teeth are sharp and white
But we bare our own when we sing tonight
This fire’s fed by the tales we tell
Heaven above and the storm to hell
[Bridge – Half-time stomp, deep choir]
If the river floods and the levees fall
If the black sky swallows one and all
We’ll stand like oak, we won’t give ground
There’s a fortress in this pub we found
[Chorus – Louder, faster]
Rain on the windows, fire in the room
Smoke in the rafters, banish the gloom
Raise up your glass till the whole place shakes
We’ll drown that thunder in the noise we make
Rain on the windows, hearts in bloom
Cold can’t touch what’s burning in this room
[Outro – Choir & pipes fading with storm]
Let it rain… let it roar…
We’ve got flame forevermore…
