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STAIRWAY TO REASON

from POG MO THOIN by Alternative Ulster

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  • POG MO THOIN - 13 track CD
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    13 Tracks of Bagpipe Rock & Roll - Pog Mo Thoin, Drunk as Fuck, This We Will Defend, Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore, Krampus, Ghetto Piper, Irish Wake, Free Beer Tomorrow, Haggis, Self-Appointed Kilt Inspector, Stairway to Reason, Ladies from Hell, Sgt. McKenzie

    All songs composed by John McGovern, Todd Henry and Jay Andersen, except Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore (The Chieftains) and Sgt. MacKenzie (John Kilna MacKenzie).

    All songs performed by John McGovern, Todd Henry and Jay Andersen, and recorded, mixed and mastered by Jay Andersen at Operation-Audio / BohemeSphere in Saugerties,NY

    Lyrics by John McGovern

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You are dealt a hand of cards,
it's your lot in life.
Born into a world of chaos,
full of venom, hate and strife.

A punk rock poet once said,
it's such a gamble to get a face.
It's not fair, it's not square,
and it puts you in your place.

The piper’s calling you to join him,
during this slaughter season,
For Christ’s table, is just a fable
the piper will lead us to reason.

The homely must work harder,
while the pretty get a pass.
There's so much at stake, for fuck's sake,
based on the shape of your ass.

In every deck a joker,
who’ll trip you in life’s run,
the wild card will hit you hard,
then kick you ‘til you’re done.

The piper’s calling you to join him,
during this slaughter season,
For Christ’s table, is just a fable
the piper will lead us to reason.

To slip one up their sleeve,
is what the winners learn,
to achieve, they must deceive,
without care nor concern.

The mating call of the loser,
is to whine that it’s not fair,
they put their trust in what is just
the devil will take that dare.

The piper’s calling you to join him,
during this slaughter season,
For Christ’s table, is just a fable
the piper will lead us to reason.

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from POG MO THOIN, released February 11, 2018

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Alternative Ulster New York

Founded in March 2015, Alternative Ulster hails from NY State's Catskill's region. Members are John McGovern on bagpipes and banjo, Todd Henry on vocals and drums and Jay Anderson on guitar and bass as well as all recording and mixing. While recording their Christmas CD, the lads needed a lady for the female lines. Wendy Henry's singing so blew them away that she's now a full member of the band ... more

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