(Intro)
(Fast tempo – stomping boots, clapping rhythm. Fiddle riff intro. Crowd noise under fade-in. Irish fiddle tearing through a bright reel. Bodhrán kicks in. Male voices humming low.)
(Verse 1)
Boots hit the timber like a war drum call
Rain on the cobbles, but we don’t feel the fall
Workweek’s weight left out in the street
Tonight we answer to a bodhrán beat
Coins on the counter, sweat on the glass
Pay now, worry later, let the daylight pass
The devil’s in the details, but we don’t care
We drown him in stout and a smoky air
(Chorus)
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
Raise that glass and drown your sorrow
If the sun comes up with a price to pay
We’ll curse it then — but not today
Sing it loud till the rafters shake
Laugh so hard that the old bar breaks
No regrets when the morning swallows
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
(Verse 2)
Old Mick’s shouting ‘bout ‘84
Swears he knocked a giant to the floor
None of it’s true but we cheer the lie
Truth don’t matter when the pints run high
Fiddle screams like a rebel cry
Bagpipes blaze and the sparks fly
Someone’s crying, someone’s free
Someone’s dancing on table three
(Chorus)
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
Raise that glass and drown your sorrow
If the sun comes up with a price to pay
We’ll curse it then — but not today
Sing it loud till the rafters shake
Laugh so hard that the old bar breaks
No regrets when the morning swallows
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
(Instrumental Break)
(Blazing bagpipes take melody. Fiddle answers. Crowd stomping. Choir chanting “HEY! HEY!”)
(Verse 3)
Broken heart? Leave it at the door
We’ve buried worse on this pub floor
Tears taste sweet when mixed with rye
We toast the ones who said goodbye
Barmaid smiling like she knows
This is how the healing goes
Three chords loud and twice as fast
Make this wild night forever last
(Chorus)
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
Raise that glass and drown your sorrow
If the sun comes up with a price to pay
We’ll curse it then — but not today
Sing it loud till the rafters shake
Laugh so hard that the old bar breaks
No regrets when the morning swallows
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
(Bridge- Half-time feel)
When the lights come on and the chairs stack high
And the truth creeps back with the morning sky
We’ll tip our hats to the damage done
And swear next week we’ll outrun the sun
(Male choir low harmony:) “Forget it tomorrow… tomorrow…”
(Verse 4)
Streetlights flicker, voices crack
But nobody’s ready to turn back
Arms around shoulders, off-key choir
Ash and smoke and lungs on fire
(Final Chorus- Double Time, Choir Roaring)
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
Raise that glass and drown your sorrow
If the sun comes up with a price to pay
We’ll curse it then — but not today
Sing it loud till the rafters shake
Laugh so hard that the old bar breaks
No regrets when the morning swallows
Sing it loud, forget it tomorrow
(Outro)
(Bagpipes sustained. Fiddle trills. Crowd chanting chorus line repeatedly fading out.)
