Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipe and fiddle Whats hotter than mustard and milder than cream What best wets your whistle, whats clearer than crystal Sweeter than honey and stronger than steam What can make the dumb talk, what can make the lame walk Whats the elixir of life and philosophers stone And what helped Mr. Brunnell to dig the Thames Tunnel Sure wasnt it whiskey from old Inis Eoghain So well stick to the cratur the best thing in nature For sinkin your sorrows and raisin your joys And boys I half wondr if lighting and thunder Was made from the plundr of whiskey me boys
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