Intro :
He re's to the Ronnie the vo ice we ado re
Like co als from a coal bucket sc raping the flo or
Si ng out his praises in mu sic and ma lt
And i f you're not Irish that i sn't your fa ult
Ra ise up our voices like do gs in a pa ck
Th ankful for honest men w e never la ck
We go t ?em by twenties we go t ?em by o nes
Th em and their dau ghters and all of thei r so ns (x2)
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
Ronnie Dre w we lo ve you yes we do
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w here's to yo u
And wha t's it to any man whe ther or no '
Whe ther I'm easy or whe ther I'm tru e
As I li fted her petticoat e asy and slo w
And I ti ed up me sleeve for to bu ckle her sho e
Ge t up and go at it fi ve until fi ve
When the whi stle says budge it we c ome back ali ve
He'll si ng to the heavens he's sto rmy as he ll
And whe rever he goe s we'll be w ishi ng h im w ell (x2)
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
Ronnie Dre w we lo ve you yes we do
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w here's to yo u
The da wn and the dust the wise the unjust
Kids in ga mbling games
The un heard the unseen the unwashed and unclean
Where the stre ets all have names
Ba ggers street masons street wagons to Stevens
With lo vers and loners who can hear all intoners
The go ths and the ravers evil bids and traders
Si ng out Ronnie Drew
A li fe for a life or a ha nd for a ha nd
Tru st in the music and stri ke up the ba nd
The mo re that we sing the le ss that we fi ght
Ti me and again this is pro ved to be ri ght
Bu ild you a statue on St. Ste phen's Gre en
No fa irer monument e re to be se en
The sta tue of Ronnie Drew ho lding the ha nd
Of a girl with her hair in a b lack vel vet band (x2)
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
No stranger to devils or angles to tell
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w
A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend to you
Ronnie Dre w we lo ve you yes we do
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w here's to yo u
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w here's to yo u Ronnie Drew
Here's to yo u Ronnie Dre w here's to yo u Ronnie Drew
And what's it to any man whether or no'
Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow
And I rolled up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe
