Paint the Town Red

From mighty halls to dim-lit rooms a tale is ever told

All have heard yet none can name those heroes four of old

I stand before you here and now to tell you of that night

When Tony, Jack, and Dan and me set the town alight

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

The sun was not a quarter down when I was feelin’ right

I skipped around and gathered all the lads for one fine night

Dan and Jack were up for all, but Tony looked asleep

So climbed we through his bedroom glass and dragged him by his feet

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

First we mustered in my shack to dine on noble fare

Sausage stew and ‘tato chunks was all we could find there

We drained my finest honeywine, and emptied my last ale

The sun was down and we set out to live a mighty tale

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

Then we hit the Three Lakes Inn, a favourite place for all

We drained the taps to anger most and soon there was a brawl

I was quick and fell three boys, and Jack took four himself

We had to run right out the doors when Tony hit an elf!

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

We came to the Dreamy Maid at eleven on the clock

By quarter to we drained so much that Dan could barely walk

By midnight all the casks were dry, the other patrons pissed

Punches flew and we four lads got fighting in a bliss

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

We skipped right past the Wood Elf Inn much to their good chance

The wheat ale at the Harvestman was more within our class

Jack sank but one small mug when we were chased away

His sausage stew was lonely and came back with a green spray

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

They chased us through the streets with intent to take us down

We found ourselves cornered in The Casa Reniao

Dan was hardly ‘live by now, his eyes were in a haze

He fell into an oil lamp and the Casa set ablaze

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red

Our stalkers left us quickly and we set out to the street

The fire was magnificent, even home we felt its heat

Twasn’t till the morning that we saw what was awry

We left Dan sleeping in that place and burned him to the sky!

That’s the way we’ll while the eve

Come with me, we’ll hit the streets

We’re just four lads, we’re walkin’ dead

Mug in hand we’ll paint the town red