(Intro- angry drunk Irish man)
Hey!
Laddie!
You’re asking for it!
(Verse 1)
The door swings wide on a Friday night
Smoke in the air and the fire’s burning bright
Boots on the floor and pride in our chests
Old grudges wake when the whiskey hits best
(Verse 2)
A sideways glance and a careless word
Suddenly silence is all that’s heard
Fists hit wood and knuckles split skin
But no man here backs down or gives in
(Chorus- GRITTY MALE CHOIR)
Bloody knuckles and brotherhood
We fight ‘cause we can and we make it good
Raise your glass to the blood we’ve shed
By morning light we’re friends again
(Verse 3)
Tables go flying, chairs hit the wall
The fiddles scream through the chaos and brawl
Bagpipes blaze like a war-time cry
As laughter and punches both go flying by
(Chorus- GRITTY MALE CHOIR)
Bloody knuckles and brotherhood
We fight ‘cause we can and we make it good
Raise your glass to the blood we’ve shed
By morning light we’re friends again
(Verse 4)
Blood on the floor and a grin on my face
You earn your name in this sacred place
No hate carried past the pub door
We’ve spilled worse words and survived much more
(Chorus- GRITTY MALE CHOIR)
Bloody knuckles and brotherhood
We fight ‘cause we can and we make it good
Raise your glass to the blood we’ve shed
By morning light we’re friends again
(Break- CHANTED, STOMP-CLAP)
Hey! Hey!
Pour it out! Drink it down!
Hey! Hey!
No kings here, no crowns!
(Instrumental Solo)
[Blazing bagpipe lead over pounding drums → Irish fiddle answers, faster and wilder]
(Bridge- HALF-TIME, ROUGH VOICES)
We don’t fight for gold or land
Just for the honor of where we stand
A broken nose, a hand held tight
A sworn brother by the end of the night
(Chorus- FULL CHOIR, LOUDER)
Bloody knuckles and brotherhood
We fight ‘cause we can and we make it good
Raise your glass to the blood we’ve shed
By morning light we’re friends again
(Outro)
So stitch us up and pour once more
We’ll bleed and laugh like we always swore
Knuckles raw, hearts understood
Here’s to fists, friends, and brotherhood
