Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (1972) 192KHz/24bit

"Whiskey in the Jar" was released by Thin Lizzy as a single in November 1972 (B-side "Black Boys on the Corner"). It was first included on an album release in 1976 on Remembering - Part 1 compilation album, and then as a bonus track on CD editions of early studio albums; first on the 1991 CD edition of their Vagabonds of the Western World album, and then in 2020 on the deluxe 2 CD edition of Shades of a Blue Orphanage.

Took the video from Top of The Pops performance in 1973; cleaned it up, put in some color effects and edited it out to extend it out a couple minutes the full studio version of the song...some verses weren't included in the short version they performed in '73 and the video tries to match as best as possible for an approximation of what the full version would have looked like. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!~

The audio is sourced from 192KHz/24bit vinyl FLAC because it sounded the best overall and there wasn't the compression of some CD's. Actually I almost used the track from the 2010 deluxe edition because it also has pretty good dynamic range and is not brick-walled: http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/dr?artist=thin+lizzy&album=shades The title of the album is a combination of the band members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage.

------ From UltimateClassic Rock's "Why Thin Lizzy Began Their Career With 'Whiskey in the Jar'"| ------

*Thin Lizzy’s 1972 recording of the traditional Irish folk song “Whiskey in the Jar” is one of their best-known tunes and a staple of St. Patrick’s Day playlists everywhere.

The song actually dates back to 1650, the A.V. Club reports, when a highwayman named Patrick Flemming was executed for crimes that included numerous murders. By the 1680s, his story wound up in a folk song called “Patrick Flemmen He Was a Valiant Souldier.” Over the years, as part of the folk process, it took on new verses and more characters to the point where there is no “definitive” version of the song.

Thin Lizzy’s recording of “Whiskey in the Jar” was something of a lark, guitarist Eric Bell told the A.V. Club. They had been rehearsing their own material in a London pub and "were going to pack up,” he recalled, “and Philip [Lynott] put down the bass and picked up the other six-string guitar – and he just started messing about with various stupid songs. About 20 minutes later, he started singing ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ as one of those stupid songs. Me and [drummer] Brian Downey, at this point we were extremely bored, and we started playing along with him a little bit.”

As they were playing, their manager Ted Carroll walked in and liked what he was hearing. He suggested they record the song as the B-side to “Black Boys in the Corner,” which was slated to be their first single for Decca. But it wound up as the A-side.

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[Lyrics]
As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said stand o'er and deliver or the devil he may take ya
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my money with me and I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin'
And some men like ta hear a cannon ball a roarin'
Me? I like sleepin' specially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
And I got drunk on whiskey-o
And I love, I love, I love, I love, I love, I love my Molly-o