\selectlanguage{english}
\songcolumns{2}
\beginsong{Rare Old Mountain Dew}[by=Traditional]

\lilypond{the_rare_old_mountain_dew}

\beginverse
Let the grasses grow, and the waters flow,
in a free and easy way,
But give me enough of the rare old stuff
That's made near Galway Bay.
Oh peelers all, from Donegal,
Galway and Etrim too
We'll give them a slip and we'll take a sip
Of the rare old Mountain Dew
\endverse

\beginchorus
thiddle i ay di diddle dum thiddle i ay di diddle dum
thiddle i ay di diddle dum rum a dum dey
thiddle i ay di diddle dum thiddle i ay di diddle dum
thiddle i ay di diddle dum rum a dum dey
\endchorus

\beginverse
There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill,
Where the smoke curls up to the sky.
By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell,
That there's whiskey brewing nearby.
For it fills the air with odor rare,
And betwixt both me and you,
When home we roll, we can drink a bowl,
Or a bucketful of Mountain Dew.
\endverse

\beginverse
Now learned men as use the pen
Who've wrote your praises high,
This sweet 'pocheen' (potion) from Ireland's green
Distilled from wheat and rye.
Throw away your pills - it'll cure all ills
Of Pagan or Christian or Jew.
Take off your coat and free your throat
With the rare old Mountain Dew.
\endverse

\endsong