[Verse 1] There's a tale they tell in Ireland Of a wanderer with a gleam Who looked at a landscape of serpents And decided to change the scene [Chorus] Ah, Patrick, you sly old dog Clearing hills with a swagger and a laugh No snake stood a chance that day When you came swinging your staff When you came swinging your staff [Verse 2] The serpents were plotting their mischief Thinking they owned every stone One look from this wild-hearted traveler Would send them slithering back home [Chorus] Ah, Patrick, you sly old dog Clearing hills with a swagger and a laugh No snake stood a chance that day When you came swinging your staff When you came swinging your staff [Dance Break] [Bridge] Some heroes arrive with a thunder Some sneak in without any sound Patrick? He'd swagger right through you And turn everything upside down [Chorus] Ah, Patrick, you sly old dog Clearing hills with a swagger and a laugh No snake stood a chance that day When you came swinging your staff When you came swinging your staff [Final Verse] So here's to the man with the plan Who shook up the land with his stride Who sent those snakes packing, hot damn And laughed as they ran from his side
