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.