Episode 5 Opry an Iúir

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

SHE GOES OVER A PHRASE

-OK, how are we doing?

-Grand.

I think we have it, I think we have it sorted now.

Well, she's there with the mallet to hit me if I get it wrong.

-And she will.

-Yes, she will.

-If she doesn't, I will!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# You kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Waiting in the front yard, sitting on a log

# A single-shot rifle and a one-eyed dog

# Yonder come my kin folk in the moonlight

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# You kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Yeah!

# My brother Bill an' my other brother Jack

# A belly full o' beer and a possum in a sack

# 15 kids in the front porch light

# Louisiana Saturday night!

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# Kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Yeah!

# When the kinfolks leave an' the kids get fed

# Me an' my woman gonna slip off to bed

# Have a little fun when we turn out the light!

# Louisiana Saturday night!

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# You kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# You kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow

# You kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor

# Dance in the kitchen 'til the morning light

# Louisiana Saturday night

# Yeah!

# Louisiana Saturday night. #

Oooeeee!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A little song I want you to clap along with me this time,

it's one called Grandpa Was A Carpenter and it goes just like this.

# Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day

# No particular reason, he just dressed that way

# A brown necktie and a matching vest and both his wing tip shoes

# He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse

# Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks

# He chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

# He was a level on the level, he shaved even every door

# And voted for Eisenhower, 'cos Lincoln won the war

# Well, he used to sing me Blood On The Saddle and rock me on his knee

# And let me listen to the radio before we got TV

# Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too

# Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew

# Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks

# Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

# He was a level on the level, he shaved even every door

# He voted for Eisenhower, 'cos Lincoln won the war... #

Hey! Let's see those hands in the air.

CLAPPING

# Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green

# Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine

# She called her husband "Mister", and she walked real tall with pride

# And used to buy me comic books after Grandpa died

# Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks

# He chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

# He was a level on the level, he shaved even every door

# And voted for Eisenhower, 'cos Lincoln won the war

# Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks

# He chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

# He was a level on the level, he shaved even every door

# He voted for Eisenhower, 'cos Lincoln won the war

# He voted for Eisenhower, 'cos Lincoln won the war. #

Oh, yeah!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. Thank you so much.

It's so good to be here with you on Opry An Luir,

and I tell you, we've had such a wonderful day that the staff

and all the people behind production,

you would not believe what it takes to put this show on.

And I want you to give them all a massive, massive big round of applause.

Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.

APPLAUSE

And of course, Daniel, ladies and gentlemen, I tell you,

every time I meet the man I admire him even more.

Give him a big round of applause, a wonderful man.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here's a little song this time. I hope you enjoy this one.

Josh Turner recorded this song and I'm going to do it for you right now.

It's called Be Your Man and it goes like this. Here we go.

# Baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low

# Put some music on, soft and slow

# Maybe we ain't got no place to go

# I hope you understand

# I've been thinking 'bout this all day long

# Never felt a feeling quite this strong

# I can't believe how much it turns me on

# Just to be your man

# Don't you worry

# There's no hurry

# We can take our time

# We're alone now

# You don't know how long I've wanted to

# Baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low

# Put some music on that's soft and slow

# Maybe we ain't got no place to go

# I hope you understand

# I've been thinking 'bout this all day long

# Never felt a feeling quite this strong

# I can't believe how much it turns me on

# Just to be your man... #

GUITAR SOLO

# Ain't nobody

# Ever loved nobody

# The way that I love you

# We're alone now

# You don't know how long I've wanted to

# Baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low

# Put some music on that's soft and slow

# Maybe we ain't got no place to go

# I hope you understand

# I've been waiting for you all night long

# I never felt a feeling quite this strong

# I can't believe how much it turns me on

# Just to be your man

# I can't believe how much it turns me on

# Just to be your man. #

GUITAR SOLO

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

HE PLAYS AND SINGS

Our final act tonight, Robert Mizzell

and he's singing a gorgeous country song... Robert?

Don't Close Your Eyes, Gerry.

# I know you loved him

# A long time ago... #

# The music that's for me is kick-ass country

# Yeah, the music that's for me... #

# And I've waited for you to say you love me, say you love me... #

# I ain't seen the sun shine since I don't know when... #

# But that train keeps on movin' right on to San Antone... #

I'm going to dedicate this next song to all the mammies out

there in this world, because without the mammies where would we be?

There's one woman that means the world to me.

I think you know who I'm talking about - her name is Mama Courtney.

# I remember as a baby

# Barely one year old

# When I first met Mama Courtney

# With her heart of gold

# I didn't know it way back then

# How she influenced me

# But I thank Mama Courtney for the man I grew to be

# When my mother lost her way in life

# Mama Courtney took me in

# She became my foster mother

# And my best friend

# She'd drive us kids around the town

# In a big, black Oldsmobile

# To this day I still remember

# How good she made us feel

# There are many children in this world who suffered hurt or shame

# It's the many Mama Courtneys that took away their pain

# God works in mysterious ways, I believe this is true

# Though she had no children of her own she fostered 32

# Blackie was her husband

# And he drove a pick-up truck

# And he worked at the power station

# To earn an honest buck

# At weekends he'd go hunting squirrels

# Up in Arkansas

# And every night when he tucked us in

# We would call him Pa

# Us kids are all now grown up

# And gone our separate ways

# And I look back on my childhood

# Of many happy days

# And when I go back to Shreveport

# I place flowers on her grave

# And I thank Mama Courtney for those kids that she saved

# There are many children in this world who suffered hurt or shame

# It's the many Mama Courtneys that took away their pain

# God works in mysterious ways, I believe that this is true

# I know she had no children of her own, she fostered 32

# There are many children in this world who suffered hurt or shame

# I thank God for the Mama Courtneys who took away their pain

# God works in mysterious ways

# I believe this is true

# Though she had no children of her own, she fostered 32

# Though she had no children of her own, she fostered 32. #

God rest you, Mama Courtney. I'll always love you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Folks, if you're sitting there, it's time to tap your toes or slap your neighbour.

Here's a medley of songs from Mr Buck Owens and it goes like this.

Here we go now, hey!

# Oh, my heart skips a beat

# When we walk down the street

# I feel a trembling in my knees

# And just to know you're mine

# Until the end of time

# Makes my heart skip a beat

# Well, I did a double take the day I met you

# And my heart turned a flip as I stood next to you

# And I knew right then I never would forget you

# For you are my every dream come true

# And my heart skips a beat

# When we walk down the street

# I feel the trembling in my knees

# And just to know you're mine

# Until the end of time

# Makes my heart skip a beat... #

Aw, here we go, boy!

# Oh, the sun's gonna shine

# In my life once more

# Love's gonna live here again

# Things are gonna be the way they were before

# Love's gonna live here again

# Love's gonna live here

# Love's gonna live here

# Love's gonna live here again

# No more loneliness

# Only happiness

# Love's gonna live here again... #

I want to see those hands, come on.

Y'all make some noise!

# I woke up this morning

# Happy as can be

# Looked out my window

# What did I see?

# Comin' up the sidewalk

# Just as plain as day

# Well, here comes trouble thought I'd never see

# Since you went away

# I said hello trouble

# Won't you come on in?

# Let's talk about heartaches

# Where in the world you been?

# I ain't seen no misery

# Since you been gone

# Well, hello trouble, trouble, trouble

# Welcome home

# I said hello trouble

# Won't you come on in?

# Let's talk about heartaches

# Where in the world you been?

# I ain't seen no misery

# Since you been gone

# Well, hello trouble, trouble, trouble

# Welcome home

# I said hello trouble, trouble, trouble

# Welcome home. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you!

Here's a great song, going to feature Damien this time,

and it's one called Grandpa's Fiddle.

VIOLIN PLAYS

# Grandpa made his fiddle

# With his two hard-workin' hands

# And they say he really made the music flow

# Even took his old fiddle

# Off to war with him

# And they both came back

# Don't you know?

# It was cold December

# When he passed away

# They say he smiled at my dad

# And they heard him say

# Take care of my fiddle, son

# Cos it's yours from now on

# Keep it in the family

# After you and I are gone

# And play any song just like your playing days are through

# Just take good care of my fiddle, son

# Now it belongs to you... #

VIOLIN PLAYS

# I was just a boy when Daddy was gone

# To fight for Uncle Sam

# He let me keep his fiddle while he was away

# I had it in my hands when we got the awful news

# And I swear I

# Can hear him say

# Take care of my fiddle, son

# Cos it's yours from now on

# Give it to that boy of yours

# After you and I are gone

# And play any song just like

# Your playing days are through

# Just take good care of my fiddle, son

# Now it belongs to you

# Now I'm so proud to get the chance

# To see my little boy

# As he tries his best to play my violin

# Someday he'll know about

# The love there in his hands

# And that's when I will say to him

# Take care of my fiddle

# Cos it's yours from now on

# Keep it in the family after you and I are gone

# And play any song just like your playing days are through

# Just take good care of my fiddle, son

# Now it belongs to you

# Just take good care of my fiddle, son

# Now it belongs to you. #

VIOLIN PLAYS

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you so much.

Come on in.

Hello. BOTH: Hello! Oh, Mairin!

How are you doing, Robert?

Anne, my darling, how are you?

When was the first time you came to see me?

I met you in 2004,

in the Galway Bay,

you were playing at Galway Races.

-Ah!

-And I seen this handsome man and I thought, "Oh, my God!"

Was that me, was it(?)

THEY LAUGH

You look very handsome there.

-Oh, no!

-Do you recognise who's there with you?

That's the first time I saw you, Robert.

-Where did the shirt come from?

-I don't know, that's you with your daddy.

I must have been under contract to wear that

because I wouldn't choose that by myself.

-My dad looks great, doesn't he?

-Dad looks great.

He sang loads of Johnny Cash's so he was The Man In Black.

That was Nashville, 2008.

-In the Country Music Hall Of Fame, wasn't it?

-It was indeed.

-Don't we look great?

-We do.

-We do indeed.

-Thanks a lot.

-Bye. See you around.

Bye-bye.

Robert, you've been here in Ireland for over 20 years.

What is it that made you stay here when you came?

At first it was the weather.

HE LAUGHS

That goes without saying(!)

One thing about Ireland, there's never any problem with dust.

THEY LAUGH

Listening to you tonight,

you have such a great repertoire of so many different songs.

What are your early influences

in music?

Well, surprisingly enough,

I used to be able to sing like Stevie Wonder. I had this voice.

# I just called to say I love you

# I just called to say how much I care, I do... #

But it's harder now for me to do that.

My voice dropped and I started listening to the likes

of George Jones, Merle Haggard, George Strait and Keith Whitley

and I just fell in love with the passion

of country music and the stories that it tells,

because there's a story in country music for every person.

Well, we're glad your voice dropped cos we would have missed

an awful lot if you'd continued singing way up there.

It's wonderful to have you here tonight

and if you wouldn't mind,

do you think I could join you in a wee song?

Nothing would please me better, Daniel.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# Amazing grace

# How sweet the sound

# That saved a wretch like me

# Oh!

# I once was lost

# But now I'm found

# I was blind but now

# I see

# Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

# That saved a wretch like me

# I once was lost but now I'm found

# Was blind but now I see

# Was grace that taught my heart to fear

# And grace my fears relieved

# Oh!

# How precious did that grace appear

# The hour I first believed?

# I said amazing grace

# How sweet the sound

# That saved a wretch like me

# I once was lost but now I'm found

# Was blind but now I see

# One glad morning when this life is over

# I'll fly away

# To a land on God's celestial shore

# I'll fly away

# Oh, I'll fly away

# Oh, glory

# I'll fly away

# When I die, hallelujah, by and by

# I'll fly away

# Will the circle be unbroken

# By and by, Lord, by and by?

# There's a better home awaiting

# In the sky, Lord, in the sky

# I was standing by my window

# On a cold and cloudy day

# When I saw that hearse come rolling

# Lord, it carried my mother away... #

Everybody.

# Will the circle be unbroken

# By and by, Lord, by and by?

# There's a better home awaiting

# In the sky, Lord, in the sky

# Will the circle be unbroken

# By and by, Lord, by and by?

# There's a better home awaiting

# In the sky, Lord, in the sky

# There's a better home awaiting

# In the sky

# Lord

# In the...

# Sky. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen, Daniel O'Donnell! With me!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Wonderful!

-Thanks.

-Sorry, Marie, it goes up there, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

SHE SINGS IN GAELIC

That sounds about right there.

It does, yeah.

THEY SING IN GAELIC

SHE SINGS IN GAELIC

HE SINGS IN GAELIC

-Are you doing all the first verse on your own?

-Yes.

-I think that may be a good thing.

-Are you happy to be standing there while...?

-She's there with the mallet to hit me if I get it wrong.

-And she will. If she doesn't, I will.

Is there certain accents...

is it like...

HE SPEAKS GAELIC

Is there that "ach" in your voice?

There is, and you're really now

bringing out the best accent

-cos it's a Donegal accent I hear.

-Really, is it?!

Where did I get that from?

-How are we doing?

-Grand.

I think we have it sorted, Marc.

Because I'm a bit unsure of it, I have to project

it out to make sure it comes across.

Make sure you get it out - really.

And just listen to each other.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

HE SINGS IN GAELIC

SHE SINGS IN GAELIC

HE SINGS IN GAELIC

THEY SING IN GAELIC

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Papa drove a truck nearly all his life

# You know it drove Mama crazy being a trucker's wife

# The part she couldn't handle was being alone

# I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone

# Papa called Mama each and every night

# Used to ask her how she was and if us kids were all right

# Mama would wait for that call to come in

# When Daddy'd hang up she was gone again

# Well, Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined

# Papa was a good 'un but a jealous kind

# Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men

# Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen

# Well, it was bound to happen, one night it did

# Papa came home and it was just us kids

# He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine

# If he was lookin' to surprise us he was doin' fine

# I heard him cry for Mama up and own the hall

# Then I heard the bottle break against the bedroom wall

# That old diesel engine made an eerie sound

# When Papa fired it up and headed into town

# The picture in the paper showed the scene real well

# Papa's rig was buried in the local motel

# The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear

# He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears

# Well, Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined

# Papa was a good 'un but a jealous kind

# Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men

# Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen... #

Mr Martin Cleary on the steel guitar!

# Well, Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined

# Papa was a good 'un but a jealous kind

# Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men

# Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen

# Well, Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined

# Papa was a good 'un but a jealous kind

# Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men

# Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen. #

Woo!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you! Woo!

I know a lot of people here tonight have been married

for many years, and when you're married to someone

for all those years, they get on your nerves every now and again, don't they?

LAUGHTER

More often than not, I would say, and here's a song all about that -

it's one called Ain't Love A Lot Like That? Oh, yeah!

# The twister tore the roof off a grocery store

# Blew an Idaho potato through the hardwood floor

# Twirled Granny's apron up around her head

# The cat's gone missing and the dog is dead

# Ain't love a lot like that?

# Ain't love a lot like that?

# Unconditional, unpredictable

# Ain't love a lot like that?

# Well, just like Moses in the Red Sea water

# A little bit of faith and the ring I bought her

# I hit my knees and she took my hand

# Then she led my heart to the promised land

# Ain't love a lot like that?

# Ain't love a lot like that?

# Unconditional, unpredictable

# Ain't love a lot like that...? #

I want to see those hands now up there.

# The honeymoon's over and the work begins

# My baby says I'm getting on her nerves again

# One false move and the neighbours shout

# I'm sleeping all alone on a fold-out couch

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Unconditional, unpredictable

# Ain't love a lot like that?

Oh!

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Unconditional, unpredictable

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Ain't love a lot like that

# Unconditional, unpredictable

# Ain't love a lot like that

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

You know, coming to Ireland, of course,

being here all these years, and as Daniel said earlier on,

I've had a great journey in this country,

and I've loved every minute of it.

You've made it possible for me to stay here in this country.

I want to thank you very much.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you.

CHEERING

# Oh, the faucet started dripping

# In the kitchen

# And last night

# Your picture fell down

# From the wall

# Today, the boss said

# "Son, I can't use you any more"

# And tonight, the light bulb went out in the hall

# Things have gone to pieces

# Since you left me

# Nothing turns out half right

# Now it seems

# And there ain't nothing in my pocket

# But three nickels and a dime

# But I'm holding to the pieces

# Of my dreams

# But I'm holding to the pieces

# Of my dreams. #

APPLAUSE

Thank you so much. Thank you.

I want to dedicate this to my fiancee down there.

Adele, I love you very much, darling,

and you have a long, hard life in front of you.

Here's one called Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am. Oh, yeah!

# Well, wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Thank you, but no thank you

# Not today

# First thing is matrimony

# Next thing is alimony

# Wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Well, I'm just too young to get married, you see

# There's too many places that I'd rather be

# There's a lot of other fishes in the deep blue sea

# So wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# But it's not for me. #

All right, here we go.

# Well, wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Thank you, but no thank you

# Not today

# First thing is matrimony

# Next thing is alimony

# Wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way. #

Oh, play it, son!

# I'm not the kind of guy who will buy a ring

# I'm afraid of wedding bells and rice and things

# I'm just too restless, I can't settle down

# So wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll see you around

# Well, wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Thank you, but no thank you

# Not today

# First thing is matrimony

# Next thing is alimony

# Wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Well, wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Thank you, but no thank you

# Not today

# First thing is matrimony

# Next thing is alimony

# Wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way

# Well, wham, bam, thank you ma'am

# I'll be on my way. #

Yeah!

CHEERING Thank you!

Ladies and gentlemen, here's a song by the great Vince Gill.

It's called One More Last Chance, and it goes like this. Here we go!

# She was standing at the front door

# When I came home last night

# The good book in her left hand

# And a rolling pin in the right

# She said "You've come home for the last time

# "With whiskey on your breath"

# "If you don't listen to my preaching, boy

# "I'm gonna beat you half to death"

# Gimme just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through

# I know I drive you crazy, baby

# It's the best that I can do

# We're just some good old boys making noise

# I ain't running around on you

# Gimme just one last chance

# Before you say we're through

# At first, she hit my glasses

# Cos she knows that I can't see

# She says "You ain't going nowhere, boy

# "Till you spend a bit of time with me"

# Then the boys called from the honky-tonk

# Said there's a party going on down here

# She might have took my car keys

# But she forgot about my old John Deere

# Gimme just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through

# I know I drive you crazy, baby

# It's the best that I can do

# We're just good old boys making noise

# I ain't running around on you

# Gimme just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through. #

Oh, take it away, Declan!

A big round of applause for Declan O'Hare

on the lead guitar, ladies and gentlemen.

CHEERING

# Give me just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through

# I know I drive you crazy, baby

# It's the best that I can do

# We're just some good old boys making noise

# I ain't running around on you

# Give me just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through

# Give me just one more last chance

# Before you say we're through. #

CHEERING

CHEERING

# I've waited for you

# And always been true

# Waiting no longer I can stand

# And I know you are trying to make up your mind

# I've waited as long as I can. #

Hey!

# Well, I'm waiting for you to say you love me

# Say you love me

# And I long for the day you take my hand

# I asked again last night

# Your love is so divine

# I've waited as long as I can

# All I can do, all I can say

# You know I've got to make you understand

# That I wanted you for mine, but I've wasted my time

# I've waited as long as I can. #

Let me see your hands!

# Oh, I'm waiting for you to say you love me

# Say you love me

# I long for the day you take my hand

# And I asked again last night

# Your love is so divine

# I've waited as long as I can. #

Ohhh!

Put your hands together for the Country Kings, ladies and gentlemen!

CHEERING

# So now I say goodbye

# The tears roll from my eyes

# You have made it clear that I can't win

# And no-one would ever know

# The pain that I've been through

# I've waited as long as I can. #

Here we go now!

# Well I've been waiting for you to say you love me

# Say you love me

# I long for the day you take my hand

# And I asked again last night

# Your love is so divine

# I've waited as long as I can. #

One last time!

# I'm waiting for you to say you love me

# Say you love me

# I long for the day you take my hand

# I asked again last night

# Your love is so divine

# I've waited as long as I can. #

Oh, all right!

CHEERING

Thank you all so much. Good night, God bless you, thank you so much!

CHEERING

CHEERING

CHEERING

Thank you so much. God bless you.

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