[Style: Celtic punk, 136–140 BPM, raw distorted electric guitars, gritty overdrive, sudden guitar surges and feedback bursts, punchy punk drums, driving bass, prominent fiddle, rhythmic tambourine throughout, occasional mandolin accents, raspy confident male vocal, rowdy pub atmosphere, big gang vocals in choruses, dirty live-band energy, no bagpipes, no polished pop production] [Verse 1 – raspy male vocal, energetic but controlled, fiddle answering between lines] I dreamed of a tattoo on my skin, a sailor on the wave, To sail the world and drink the pub, bold and twice as brave! I wished to be a rockstar prince with crowds that scream my name, With fancy girls in every port and no one else to blame! [Short stop – drums cut, tambourine hit, guitar feedback swell] [Chorus – full band, loud gang vocals, fiddle soaring over distorted guitars] Hey ho, listen to me! From Vegas down to old Crimea, I’ve drunk the taverns dry, I’ve burned a thousand decks of cards and watched the horses fly! I crashed a couple stolen rigs, I crashed a couple cars, And I’d do it all again, me lads, beneath a million stars! [Instrumental break – fast fiddle lead, dirty guitar chords, tambourine driving the rhythm, short feedback bursts] [Verse 2 – rougher vocal, slightly more swagger, guitars building underneath] I tried to give the world a gift, but only gave myself, Old Lady Luck just laughed out loud and put me on the shelf! She kicked me down the cobbled road and showed me no regret, She stole my cash, she broke my nose, but hasn't killed me yet! [Full stop – instruments drop out] [Lead vocal – shouted alone] But hasn't killed me yet! [Immediate explosive band entrance] [Chorus – bigger and rougher, gang vocals, strong tambourine, wild fiddle] Hey ho, listen to me! From Vegas down to old Crimea, I’ve drunk the taverns dry, I’ve burned a thousand decks of cards and watched the horses fly! I crashed a couple stolen rigs, I crashed a couple cars, And I’d do it all again, me lads, beneath a million stars! [Outro – repeated gang shout over fiddle and noisy distorted guitars] Hey ho! Hey ho! Listen to me! [End with abrupt final chord and short guitar feedback]
