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Four Leaf Failure

by Sloppy But Lucky

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1.
Ghost Ship 04:38
As the tides die down And your light fades I can feel your energy dwindling away I’ve taken a fascination with you And it breaks my heart To see you in such pain So I offer you an opportunity And a chance of eternity If you just take my hand And join me at the perils of sea Time, time wants you And all you do You cannot hide From tomorrow And I, I too want you And all you do So take my hand Free of sorrow Or die, with the world Like all those girls All those poor fools Who came before you oh roo ohh yoh hoh I say, what do you say Let me show you the way So, your time has come And your world is done What will you do who will you choose please come with me we can sail the seas All you’ve got to do is join my crew or die with the world like all those girls all those poor fools who came before you oh roo ohh yoh hoh I say, what do you say Let me show you the way
2.
Sailing Away 02:35
I ask my father about the sins of his life He told me what was wrong and he told me what was right He said tonight sit here with me I’ll tell you all the things that you need to know How to grow up and how to grow old But tonight enjoy my company We were drinking all night to drown all our sorrows come on boyo we’ll live like no tomorrow tonight, sit here with me Women are a thing you’ll never understand you gotta do things to call yourself a man but tonight sit here with me So many times you will get burned so many lessons that you yet to learn but tonight enjoy my company We were drinking all night to drown all our sorrows come on boyo we’ll live like no tomorrow tonight, sit here with me We were sailing away We were sailing away We were sailing away We were sailing away He said tonight sit here with me He said tonight sit here with me
3.
Molly started crying Her tears running down Like a storm of a cold Irish sea Danny me boy are you so bound to go Don’t you care for your mother and me Molly me dear the love of my life and I had no plan to leave ye behind I’m America bound where my fortune is found and I’ll send for you both in good time If I never seen Ireland again I’ll at least have the love of my family and friends Carry me safe to that far away shore If I never see Ireland again Handful of soil from my daddy’s cold cold grave And a bag that holds all that I own All the folks say that the West is the way To this new land so cold and alone I think of you often I think of you my dear I think of my mother and my brothers over there And so often I wish I could go back But I have to do this now If I never seen Ireland again I’ll at least have the love of my family and friends Carry me safe to that far away shore If I never see Ireland again
4.
Heavy is Heavy is the heart that hears her name Since she left it’s not been the same She left you broken now You remember when You remember when she swore it would be okay A promise she’ll take to her grave My how things have changed You thought by now You swore by now You’d have life figured out Without her by your side But in dreams She holds you down with her lips And you could feel her fingertips Running up and down your chest Heavy is Heavy is the heart that hears her name ‘Cause since she left it’s not been the same She left you broken now She cut you down She cut you down like an old dead tree She burned every one of your dreams All the dreams that you had now And so you tell yourself That you can make it with somebody else And lord knows you fucking tried But never felt as right As the wrong woman for me For me Heavy is Heavy is the heart that hears her name Since she left it’s not been the same She left you broken now You remember when She ran her fingers up and down your chest You could feel her breath on your neck You dream of it every night For in your dreams You’re still holding on you see You’re a prisoner to her schemes And you know it’s not right You thought by now You swore by now You’d have life figured out Without her by your side
5.
Black & Tans 03:19
I was born on a Dublin street where the Loyalist drums they beat And the loving English feet they walked all over us And every single night when me dad would come home tight He'd invite the neighbors out with his chorus Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra Come and come and tell How you caught the great Pernell And you had him truly purely persecuted And how you smeared and jeered Laughed for us to hear Our leaders of sixteen you executed Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra Come tell us how you slew Those old Arabs two by two And the Zulus they had knives and bows and arrows How you bravely faced one With a sixteen-pounder gun And frightened them poor natives to the marrow Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra Come out you British Huns Come out and fight without your guns Show your wife how you won medals in Derry You killed sixteen men and you'll do it all again Get out of here and take your fucking army Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra Come out you black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals in Flanders And how the IRA Made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra
6.
Over & Sober 03:34
It was just a bad day and into a bad night Took my boys to the pub and we were drinking all night Everyone singing along to all the sad songs Frowns turned to smiles and laughs turn to cheers Fists pound on the tables saying “bring us more beers” Nothing is bad when the lads are singing along And it’s over for me Cause I’m sober you’ll see I’ve been cursed with this clarity And it’s over for me With a fist full of whiskey And a heart full of heartache My friends got a hold of me And I’ve still not yet been straight Looking for a place to sleep tonight They say come on now boyo we’re drinking ‘til 3:00 And two days go by and we’re still drinking whiskey Nothing has changed except the days and the time And it’s over for me Cause I’m sober you’ll see I’ve been cursed with this clarity And it’s over for me Been drinking too much Maybe too far gone I’m in a different world on someone’s front lawn Don’t know where I am Or how many days I’ve been stuck in a bender Drunk in a haze Where is my car I’m in a different time zone I’ve gone way too far and I can’t find my way home Drinking with the boys And everything’s just fine We’re still drinking And we’re doing it all night Whoooaahh Whoooaahh And it’s over for me Cause I’m sober you’ll see I’ve been cursed with this clarity And it’s over for me
7.
When the girls start singing Danny Boy I know it’s time to go The boys are getting whiskey frisky when the whiskey flows Irish eyes are smiling and mine are full of tears I order me up one more round of whiskey and beer And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway When the girls start singing Danny Boy I know it’s time to go Those girls are getting whiskey frisky when the whiskey flows Irish eyes are smiling and mine are full of tears I order me up one more round of whiskey and beer And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway And I rove far away With an Irish goodbye I was never here anyway
8.
Do do do do do do do do do do do do It was far across the sea, when the devil got a hold of me He wouldn't set me free, and he kept me soul for ransom Na na na na na... I'm a sailor man from Glasgow town, From this world move round and round He's the meanest thing that I have found All across me travels Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na Could see him with his evil eyes, He looked at me with my surprise Take me to your paradise, I want to see the Jungle. Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na So here we go again (here we go) We're on the road again (on the road) We're on the road again We're on our way to paradise We’re in the jungle deep (jungle deep) That's where the lion sleeps And for his evil eyes They have no place in paradise Graffiti on the walls As the sun was going down We saw graffiti on the walls The Celts! The Celts! Graffiti on the wall Says we're magic, we're magic Graffiti on the wall Graffiti on the wall It says ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA We went thru each jungle deep For the paradise we seek It was no trip for the weak We were waltzing with the natives Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na From Amazon to Borneo From Wichita to Tokyo Was the meanest thing I’ve ever known No I could not shake him Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na Around in circles in every way He turned to me and he did say "I think you're leading me astray I want your soul, me boyo!" Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na So here we go again (here we go) We're on the road again (on the road) We're on the road again We're on our way to paradise We’re in the jungle deep (jungle deep) That's where the lion sleeps And for his evil eyes They have no place in paradise Graffiti on the walls As the sun was going down We saw graffiti on the walls The Celts! The Celts! Graffiti on the wall Says we're magic, we're magic Graffiti on the wall Graffiti on the wall It says ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA
9.
I Will Rove 03:30
Who you were is how I am today Jaded and broken and betrayed The apple of my eye, I believed every word Such a pretty song, from a pretty bird Hold me down and tell me truth again Look me in the eyes and swear we’re friends If I’m a monster, you’re Frankenstein Because you created me, with all your lies Give me two more shots and then I’ll go Give me three more pints and I’ll hit the road Drink myself into a dreamless sleep Because every time I close my eyes it’s her I see it’s always her I see So from here to there I'll rove From the only life I’ve known I’ll spend a year on the road I will rove, from the apple of my eye Who you were is how I am today Jaded and broken and betrayed The apple of my eye, I believed every word Such a pretty song, from a pretty bird Hold me down and tell me truth again Look me in the eyes and swear we’re friends If I’m a monster, you’re Frankenstein Because you created me, with all your lies Give me two more pints and then I’ll go Give me three more shots and I’ll hit the road Drink myself into a dreamless sleep Because every time I close my eyes it’s her I see it’s always her I see So from here to there I'll rove From the only life I’ve known I’ll spend a year on the road I will rove, from the apple of my eye
10.
It’s been a long time A lifetime actually I hope you’re doing well And I wish you the best While I drown in my whiskey Dreaming of you It’s been so long I wonder what I’ll do If I ever run back into you Will I be cool and will I be alright Or will I play the fool with tears in my eyes But when I turned the corner at the store and saw her face With that tall strapping lad next to her that took my place All I could think about was the broken promise she made And how you’d be with me ‘Til the end of your days I’ll never forget the moment when we locked eyes It was only for a second but it felt like a fucking lifetime You know that it was never really alright I know that it was hard for us, but mainly on my side And just one time I’d love to hear her say You were my best friend I’m sorry that it had to go this way And just one time I’d love to play Play her one more song Then I’d be on my way But when I turned the corner at the store and saw her face With that tall strapping lad next to her that took my place All I could think about was the broken promise she made And how she’d be with me, till the end of our days ‘Til the end of our days From this day to the last And the life after that I’ll never forget
11.
First show is at 10 AM and we were up late drinking all night practicing to sound good, well at least maybe alright The crowd was digging it and they were begging for more Buying us all the shots before we walked out the door And the whiskey kept on flowing and people just sang our songs too They lined up shots and we knocked ‘em down with a grateful toast to the room Now it’s 4 PM and we’re playing our second show the crowd always gets rowdy but that’s just how it goes Playing Whiskey In A Jar, and Seven Drunken Nights Fist pounding on the table and there’s no end in sight And the whiskey kept on flowing, and people just sang our songs too They lined up shots and we knocked ‘em down with a grateful toast to the room (sláinte!) We’ve been too drunk For too long And we just keep singing those same drunk songs All night long Our third show of the day, and it’s already 9 PM And you know that we started drinking again Girls are getting whiskey frisky And guys are getting in fights Playing them Irish bangers and there’s no end in sight. But we don’t need no girlfriends just people to sing our song to Line up the shots and we knock them down with a grateful toast to the room (sláinte!) We’ve been too drunk For too long And we just keep singing those same drunk songs All night long All night long All night long All night long And the whiskey kept on flowing and people just sing our songs too They lined up shots and we knocked ‘em down with a grateful toast to the room We’ve been too drunk For too long And we just keep singing those same drunk songs (Hey man, take a shot! Come on Mike!) All night long All night long (We’ve played three shows already) Three shows in one day. Drinking whiskey. Ah, I’ve been drinking all day. We started drinking last night, into today.) All night long All night long (I don’t even know what songs we played anymore)

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released March 17, 2023

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Sloppy But Lucky Topeka, Kansas

Irish Folk-Punk / Boozegrass

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