Song ID assistance related. Irish pub types probably most helpful

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I didn’t get to see a local band, The Irish Balladeers, this week, and I’m a little bummed about it. There are three songs they do that are aided greatly by drunken audience participation. The Scotsman, Seven Old Ladies Stuck in a Lavatory, and a third one. I was able to get my fix of the first two on line, but not the third

I have no idea what the title is, and O’Google isn’t being particularly helpful. What I remember is that it has something to do with a husband finding boots under the bed, and he screams to his wife, (this is where the audience chimes in, well, slurs loudly along with the band) “Hey! Wife!”…and I forget what’s next.

Does anyone have any idea what song I may be talking about, and if you do, can you link me to either the lyrics or a free mp3 kind of thing?

Thanks.

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MIGHT be Seven Drunken Nights. Audience participation varies, but here are the lyrics if you want to take a look.

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Round of drinks for the LifeOnWry table, please. He got it in one!

Thanks!

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You’re welcome - glad I could help!

(PS: I’m female.)

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Incidentally, I’ve never heard the Irish Balladeers, so don’t know if they have CDs, but if you like the bawdy bar songs, you might check out Oscar Brand. There’s a list of his CDs available here: Demented Records

Another one you might like is Axel the Sot.

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Found a free download page if anyone is wondering what the drunken hell I’m talking about. :smiley:

Hey, Life!

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The Balladeers are a local cover band. They’re extremely popular among the Irish-type pubs and bars in Scranton and the rest of the region. They always draw a crowd in the weeks leading up to Parade Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and the local “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” celebrations. They do a lot of drinking songs, audience participation, etc. I don’t know if they have a CD or not, but if they do, I’d be happy to send you one.

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When I was a kid, we had an old album by Ronnie Drew and the Dubliners on which they sang “The Seven Drunken Nights,” but prefaced it by saying “We’re only allowed to sing 5 of them.”

My brothers and I sang all those old songs, and didn’t figure out until YEARS later that anything naughty was going on!

I’m still not 100% sure what happened on Saturday and Sunday that was too risque to be put on the record! But I suppose a song didn’t have to be TOO obscene to be banned in Ireland in the late 1960’s.