Prompt / Lyrics
[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…
Tags
Uilleann pipes wail over Celtic fiddle, bodhrán pulse, stout-soaked choir and warm hearth defies thunderous Storms.
Duration
4:24
Instrumental
No
Created
3/2/2026