Lyrics
Welcome in my thirsty fellows Hang your hats inside the door If we’re only packed to bursting Then there’s surely room for more We’ll deny the cold of winter We’ll have only song and cheer As we gather here together In the threshold of the year
And here’s a dram to warm the piper, Here’s a dram to warm the hall, Here’s a dram to raise the rafters, Here’s a long life to you all!
Here we tied the knot as lovers Here we raised the toast as friends Here we pass along from hand to hand in a dance that never ends We’ll forget about tomorrow We’re protected from it here As we drink our fill together From the tankard of the year
And here’s a dram to warm the piper, here’s a dram to warm the hall, here’s a dram to raise the rafters, here’s a long life to you all!
Crack the seal off of the bottle Light the fire beneath the still Let it soak us to the elbows As we medicate our ills
Sure the whiskey is forgiving It will wash the conscience clear As we all sink back together In the cradle of the year
And here’s a dram to warm the piper, here’s a dram to warm the hall, here’s a dram to raise the rafters, here’s a long life to you all!
Sound File, Dram for the Piper
This recording was made at one of the Oertha-hosted bardic circles at the SCA 30-year celebration in An Tir.
It was recorded to tape by Alessandro Cantori, and digitised many years later by Thorvald Grimsson.