The poor auld Ma she hasn’t got a penny
She hasn’t got a penny and she’s gettin the kids ready
The poor auld Ma she’s gettin the kids ready
She hasn’t got a penny to her name
Chorus
It’s O so lonely O he’s left us on our owneo
Down the Black and Amber treatin’ strangers like they’re Kings
O so lonely O he’s left us on our owneo
Sittin’ in the evenin’ wonderin’ what the day will bring
The Da out there he’s sinkin’ one o’ many
He’s sinkin’ one o’many and he’s shoutin’ Up Kilkenny
The Da out there he’s drinkin’ pints o’ plain
And smokin’ 20 Major with the change
Chorus
The poor auld Ma she’s workin’ night and mornin’
She’s workin’ night and mornin’ and she can’t afford the yawnin’
The poor auld Ma she’s workin’ night and mornin’
She hasn’t got a washer to her name
Chorus
He comes home senseless we know we’re gonna suffer
We know we’re gonna suffer yeah, we know that we will suffer
When he comes home senseless after a fish supper
He hasn’t got a title to his name
It’s O so lonely O he’s left us on our owneo
Down the Black and Amber
Down the Black and Amber
We went to hear A Lazarus Soul in Whelan’s, Dublin 6 years ago. I fell beneath the spell of Briany’s lyrics straight away. I made contact saying I’d love to sing a couple of his songs. He gave me the nod – his lines are just up my street.
This song brings me back to a time in life when the pub was a central part of my life. It remained that way for many years. Different pubs in different places became my “home away from home”. Thankfully the day came when I closed that door behind me, never to return, one day at a time. Briany Brannigan’s songs are raw, relevant and real.