Two possible outcomes here: either my family will hate me for blasting this every single day this December or they'll end up singing along with me on Chrstmas day. I'll keep you posted.
Lyrics: It was Christmas eve babe In the drunk tank When an old man said to me: won't see another one And then he sang a song The rare old mountain dew(wu!) I turned my face away and dreamed about you Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one I've got a feeling This year's for me and you So happy Christmas I love you Jaidy I can see a better time Where all our dreams come true. They’ve got cars big as bars They’ve got rivers of gold But the wind blows right through you It's no place for the old When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas eve You promised me Broadway was waiting for me You were handsome, You were pretty, Queen of New York City when the band finished playing they howled out for more Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing We kissed on the corners Then danced through the night. And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas day. You're a bum you're a punk You're an old sl*t on junk Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed You scumbag you maggot You cheap lousy CARROT Happy Christmas your arse I pray god it's our last. The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas day. I could have been someone Well so could anyone You took my dreams from me When I first found you But I kept them with me babe I put them with my own Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas day. The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out, For Christmas day. *flutter flutter* *WHEEEZE* Merry Christmas!
Ah, that's the christmass spirit all in one. It's compassion and love, tradition and make-believe, wonder and excitement, and fun and high spirits. It's only a month, but it feels like a quarter of the year. Glad tidings, and a jolly holiday season to all.
Thank you lads for being there to make me smile and laugh and sing even when it feels like there’s nothing to smile about. You never fail to brighten my day, seriously thank you xx
More than your guys ability, more than your talent, more than your great productions, what makes me love you so much is your wonderful friendship. You all have such an amazing energy together
Just was having my breakfast and was shocked, that I didn't watched this version for the first time at Christmas. Now I did. It's still as great as it was the first time.
Why did it make me laugh so hard that when Robbie flipped the Monopoly board to fight Dave and Andy had to hold him back, JD just grinned like he was completely here for the chaos lol
Not gonna lie, I paused my rewatching of one of the earlier streams to come and watch this. A highlight of my Wednesdays. :) It's also the perfect weather for this song in California, currently we're getting torrential British levels of rain. It hasn't stopped all day and for someone who lives in a desert, that's sayin' quite a lot. 😂
Well that's kinda funny, I'm in Scotland and we're getting California levels of, uh, not rain.well maybe that's exaggerating but it's a lot less tab usual.
@@DixieRoseproductions It finally settled down here in the IE but now, my backyard is more marsh than yard lol. Oh and then, the dogs had to go outside and race back in with muddy paws all because it was too cold and wet for them outside. Then immediately jump on the couches. Because of course, they did.
You guys have no idea how much I'm smiling right now! I love your Christmas sweaters and Robbie rage quitting Monopoly and all those presents. Looking forward to buying the song soon! 💙
God I love how full of energy and cheer is this video. And the shameless merch plugs too... :)) The first glimpse of Andy's smiling/curious face made me grin like an idiot. Much love to you all and happy holidays!
I love you so much guys you released this on my birthday MUCH LOVE from the Czech Republic!! I listen to you everyday and sing your songs openly and in my head all the time off the sea is great too and now this thanks for being here
@@thelongestjohns omg omg omg im cryiiing right noww i sing your songs everyday... i love you so so much thanks for the wishiinng i dont deserve this youre too gooood omgg im cryiiing
The plan is simple. Listen this song every hour 5 times in a row for 2 months until I get crazy. Then discover it again in the summer and listen it again. And again... And again... I'm not interested in Christmas, but I still love the song. 😍
Couldn't listen it right away because of work. And now I will listen it till 2 hours after new year to make up lost time :) Also it's always refreshing when I listen to a song you guys sing (doesn't matter which one). It's amazing especially after a long day or when you need alone time and a company. Thank you for your great work!
It is wild to think it's already been 7 years since I stumbled on your guys' kitchen shanties way back when. It's been incredible watching you folks grow as a group and I've loved the ever increasing quality of the content you all put out. Also I absolutely love this cover and accompanying holiday-joy-filled video! Often I listen to a song and think "I bet the Longest Johns would do a good cover of this," there it is just days later! Keep up the fantastic work fellas! Much love from a less long guy named John!
Hello me lads! Im just curious on if theres gonna be/ is a studio version of Chicken on a raft? GREAT SONG! soulfulness is key on this cold shipping weather
Cheered me up after a long work day! Cheers lads, fantastic work and actually felt genuinely fun rather than a quick seasonal cash in, as seems to be the norm each December with so many pogues covers. Have a great holiday... Any chance we'll see this on a December livestream?
Two possible outcomes here: either my family will hate me for blasting this every single day this December or they'll end up singing along with me on Chrstmas day. I'll keep you posted.
Very yes!! Please keep us updated with your progress :)
What’s the progress?
Brother is game, no questions asked, but surprisingly it's not as easy with my mum. A few more days should do the trick ;)
colonelmomo666 ahahaha nice
It's the middle of May - are you still banned from going on UA-cam? :-D
"The rare ol' mountain dew" mentioned at the start of the song is another great Irish song. Very traditional and upbeat
We often start randomly singing the diddlyidle dum's when we're travelling
@@thelongestjohns Those are some of the best parts of Irish music. So unique and musical sounding. Much better than just "La la la la la"
Lyrics: It was Christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
When an old man said to me: won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain dew(wu!)
I turned my face away and dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling
This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you Jaidy
I can see a better time
Where all our dreams come true.
They’ve got cars big as bars
They’ve got rivers of gold
But the wind blows right through you
It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas eve
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome, You were pretty,
Queen of New York City when the band finished playing they howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corners
Then danced through the night.
And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day.
You're a bum you're a punk
You're an old sl*t on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag you maggot
You cheap lousy CARROT
Happy Christmas your arse I pray god it's our last.
The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day.
I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
But I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you
The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day.
The boys in the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out,
For Christmas day.
*flutter flutter*
*WHEEEZE* Merry Christmas!
I think instead of "I love you Jaidy" it might be "I love you JD," but that's just a guess?
thank you
"You cheap, lousy,..... CARROT!!" nice one guys :)
And the wholesomeness has plastered a smile on my face...
So, when's Christmas at sea :P
But seriously, good wholesome stuff! Love it!
I love how you can see how shocked JD is when Robbie rage-quits monopoly
You can see him mouth Oh-Geez!
Love you guys!
As an Irishman, this makes me so happy
Huzzah!! That's great to hear. Many blessings to you
Ah, that's the christmass spirit all in one. It's compassion and love, tradition and make-believe, wonder and excitement, and fun and high spirits. It's only a month, but it feels like a quarter of the year. Glad tidings, and a jolly holiday season to all.
Time taken for entire room to sing along to shanty singers: - 12 seconds
Wooooo! I count that as a mark of success
@@thelongestjohns we consistently sing along to your open crew series and love your work so keep on singing lads!
ive got a record of 9
Dave's look of disgust at the end 🤣🤣🤣 like "can we stop this charade" hahah
2:22 the funniest censoring of a song i've ever seen
🥕
_You're cheep and you're haggard_ is the version McColl preferred.
Thank you lads for being there to make me smile and laugh and sing even when it feels like there’s nothing to smile about. You never fail to brighten my day, seriously thank you xx
It's an absolute pleasure! Thank you for such a lovely comment :)
This is the song I listen to for the entirety of December 😂😂😂
It's one of the best Christmas songs for sure, that's why we love it :)
More than your guys ability, more than your talent, more than your great productions, what makes me love you so much is your wonderful friendship. You all have such an amazing energy together
Found my new favorite Christmas song.
It's been one of ours for years, glad to be able to share the love
Still my favorite Christmas song! I listen to it every year, both the Pogues and a cover. Found some pretty great covers over the years.
I had forgotten all about this song until now. Thanks for the reminder of better times.
Don't get me wrong, I love it when Englishman sing of their vegetables
This sounded like an immense amount of fun
This is the second best version of this song right after A Fairytale of Sipso. Good show!
Just was having my breakfast and was shocked, that I didn't watched this version for the first time at Christmas. Now I did. It's still as great as it was the first time.
Why did it make me laugh so hard that when Robbie flipped the Monopoly board to fight Dave and Andy had to hold him back, JD just grinned like he was completely here for the chaos lol
Watch their sea of sings streams. JD is an agent of chaos.
Not gonna lie, I paused my rewatching of one of the earlier streams to come and watch this. A highlight of my Wednesdays. :) It's also the perfect weather for this song in California, currently we're getting torrential British levels of rain. It hasn't stopped all day and for someone who lives in a desert, that's sayin' quite a lot. 😂
Thanks so much Convex, thank you so much for your support
Ah same here
Same here, Fresno has a good chunk of streets flooded because the drain system is plugged.
Well that's kinda funny, I'm in Scotland and we're getting California levels of, uh, not rain.well maybe that's exaggerating but it's a lot less tab usual.
@@DixieRoseproductions It finally settled down here in the IE but now, my backyard is more marsh than yard lol. Oh and then, the dogs had to go outside and race back in with muddy paws all because it was too cold and wet for them outside. Then immediately jump on the couches. Because of course, they did.
Wonderful. I love the jumpers boys
We did sure look fabulous
Look at that, Dave's whistle is in tune. Sounds great!
It's a Christmas miracle :D
The only Christmas music I choose to listen to.
Its the time of the year again, happy Christmas everyone!
Danke!
My favourite Christmas tune from my favourite shanty-men! cant wait for the spotify release
These guys are awesome! Really love the music and love the brothership they have with another
Dave giving Andy a little peck on the cheek at the beginning made me smile a lot more than it should have, and I have no idea why
Dave gave Robbie a peck! Poor Andy had a lil squabble with Dave durin the song.
It was sweet. We could use a lot more of that.
Dosent that mean...
THEY HAVE THEY GAY!?
@@iliketrains.539 we are going to have to dispatch several search and rescue teams in order to find the funny in your comment
@@douglasparkinson4123 r/murderedbywords
well its that time of year again
The carrot line had me on the floor 😂
same!
Great song! I've never heard it before now, thanks.
I'm impressed! It's always hard to escape usually, but always enjoyed when it's around
You guys have no idea how much I'm smiling right now! I love your Christmas sweaters and Robbie rage quitting Monopoly and all those presents. Looking forward to buying the song soon! 💙
We were genuinely shocked by how enthusiastically that went! Really glad you enjoyed it! :)
God I love how full of energy and cheer is this video. And the shameless merch plugs too... :))
The first glimpse of Andy's smiling/curious face made me grin like an idiot. Much love to you all and happy holidays!
Absolutely brilliant. Well done. I shall be watching this over & over!
Huzzahs!
New favorite version of this song!!!
The default versions of this song I always think of are Fairytale of Sipsco and now... THIS, which is fantastic!
Brilliant!
This makes my heart happy
I was actually listening to the Pouges version when I saw you guys had uploaded this. This version has now also been added to my Christmas playlist
That's good timing. Watch out for it coming out on iTunes and Spotify etc... in the coming days
This year will be to you Dave.
we will miss you man, I hope you do well and enjoy life.
Ah this will never get old!
A gloriously fun and warm take on a classic! Bravo!
Huzzah! Thanks Raymundo
The best Christmas song
My favorite Christmas song.
I absolutely love this song. Thank you for providing a recording of it! Happy Holidays to all The Longest Johns and anyone seeing this.
Have come back to this mid heatwave, hoping to trick my brain into thinking I'm cold. It isn't working, but it did make me smile :)
This makes me so happy!
Glad to hear it! Many blessings to you mate
This is one of my favorite Christmas songs and you're cover of it brought me so much cheer. I hope all of you have an amazing Christmas.
I remember the stream when this was sung for the first time. Surely it hasn't already been a year??
Gosh, I don't even remember doing it on a stream! It probably has been that long though
It was the final song on last year's Christmas stream. Dave played a kazoo while wearing a turkey on his head!!!!
This is just... beautiful
My new favourite Christmas track!
you guys are the best
You're too kind Mr Crabs
@@thelongestjohns How could I be too kind to those who give us such brilliance for free?
Absolutely perfect ❤ You made my day ☺️. I love your jumpers, your sense of humor and ALL OF YOU 🎄🎁🎄🎅
Thank you so much! Always such a joy to see your lovely comments. Can't wait til Krakow!!
I love you so much guys you released this on my birthday MUCH LOVE from the Czech Republic!! I listen to you everyday and sing your songs openly and in my head all the time off the sea is great too and now this thanks for being here
Happy Birthday Sayney!! So great to have you in the community
@@thelongestjohns omg omg omg im cryiiing right noww i sing your songs everyday... i love you so so much thanks for the wishiinng i dont deserve this youre too gooood omgg im cryiiing
This is an absolute delight. Well done lads!
It was a whole heap of fun to make, glad you enjoyed it. Many blessings!
The plan is simple.
Listen this song every hour 5 times in a row for 2 months until I get crazy. Then discover it again in the summer and listen it again.
And again...
And again...
I'm not interested in Christmas, but I still love the song.
😍
Yeeeah, thanks so much Tomáš! Really appreciate the love and support :)
Absolutely love this! I hope you all have Happy Holidays and a splendid new year, thank you all so much!
Thanks so much Brendon! Happy holidays to you too, great to have you here in the community
Great job. Love this song!
And another amazing song by this amazing people, keep it up, you’re all great and I really like your songs
Thanks Lazy Man, great to have you here :)
Just discovered this - late! Thanks for doing this! I'm sure Shane would be pleased.
Couldn't listen it right away because of work. And now I will listen it till 2 hours after new year to make up lost time :) Also it's always refreshing when I listen to a song you guys sing (doesn't matter which one). It's amazing especially after a long day or when you need alone time and a company. Thank you for your great work!
Yes mate, thank you for your support! Really glad to have you here in the community
This was quality can we have a just as good Christmas at sea
No spoilers... ;)
This marks yet another amazing youtube christmas song in my watch later/music playlist.
so good... i love this too much
This is amazing, fantastically done!
Thank you so much! We were really happy with how it came together
I liked the video first and then listened to the song. The instruments make the entire thing so beautiful 😍
amazing
This honestly made my day.
The only christmas song that I actually like. Really nice cover. Also, I can't see christmas crackers without thinking of Runescape.
So jolly! I love this, guys!!
Hooray, thank you! The cheese is strong
It is wild to think it's already been 7 years since I stumbled on your guys' kitchen shanties way back when. It's been incredible watching you folks grow as a group and I've loved the ever increasing quality of the content you all put out. Also I absolutely love this cover and accompanying holiday-joy-filled video! Often I listen to a song and think "I bet the Longest Johns would do a good cover of this," there it is just days later! Keep up the fantastic work fellas! Much love from a less long guy named John!
Thank you so much for sticking with us all these years! So happy to have you here with us, and really glad you enjoy what we've been making
Christmas Playlist sorted. Thanks guys - I have a new Christmas favorite!! Merry Christmas x
Great to hear William. It'll be up on iTunes and Spotify etc... too if you use any of those
Absolutely love it, you've made my holiday season!
Many blessings to you!
Probably one of the moast awesome and funny ways to promote some of theyr merchandise 😂😂😂👍
Totally playing this on Christmas morning!
Well I found my Christmas song for the year! Well done lads, it's a brilliant cover!
Guys, this is the best.
Hooray, thanks Jackson!
My new favourite Christmas song 💪😁
Woooooo! It's been one of ours for years, glad to be able to share the love
Why do I always get into Christmas songs in January ?
Love it
Best year for Christmas songs, great cover. Thanks lads
Thanks Jake, glad you liked it!
Okay now we just need the Yogscast SipsCo version yes yes
That was so much fun to watch and I bet even more fun to make
It was definitely a creative experience of setting up all the decorations, sorting all the presents etc... Glad it comes across :)
*I L O V E Y O U J D*
Great filming.... hilarious !!!
It certainly is a whole heap of madness!
Hello me lads! Im just curious on if theres gonna be/ is a studio version of Chicken on a raft? GREAT SONG! soulfulness is key on this cold shipping weather
Many thanks! We don't currently have any plans to do it, but we'll definitely keep it in mind
Try Chicken on a raft by PYRATES.
@@eikeharnischeh thank you but im ahead of ya friend ^^ smooth sailing!
Awesome as usual!
We try our best :) Thanks mate
This sounds so great, good job!
To follow the Irish/Christmas style, could you try "Christmas in Killarney"?
Many thanks! Not heard that one, will check it out
Ok now I love you chaps ❤️
Thanks Barry! :D
Thank you for this. I love this song, and there's no group I'd rather hear cover it.
It's hard to listen to this and not think of Kirsty MacColl. I think I need a drink.
RIP Shane MacGowan
Ooh Christmas theme 🦷🎄🎄🌲
'tis the season!
Cheered me up after a long work day! Cheers lads, fantastic work and actually felt genuinely fun rather than a quick seasonal cash in, as seems to be the norm each December with so many pogues covers. Have a great holiday... Any chance we'll see this on a December livestream?
Really glad you enjoyed it. It's been a favourite of ours for years now. There might well be a possibility ;)
aw man that's awesome guys! i'm learning it on the accordion at the moment
That's fantastic! It's really fun to play
@@thelongestjohns it really is! i only found out about it last year, it's doesn't get played at all over here in Germany.
Marry Christmas 🎄☃️
To you too sir!
yeah i needed this
finals are being pretty rough on me already
You did do a video of this! Awesomesauce.