[Chorus]And we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at all![Verse 1]Now when the day has ended, and all the work is thoughWe gather at the alehouse to raise a glass or twoAnd as we sat there drinkin', we sing and dance and roar'Til we become far merrier than we ever were before[Chorus]And we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at all![Verse 2]From France we get good brandy, Jamaica has fine rumAnd frothy pints of porter from dear old Ireland comesEngland has a cider, and the Scots their single maltThey're fine and decent drinks, me boys, with them we find no fault[Chorus]And we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at all![Verse 3]Now when the glass is empty, to another we'll agreeFor the more we have to drink, sure the merrier we will beAnd the merrier we become, all our troubles fade awayThey might be there tomorrow, but we're happier today[Chorus]And we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at all![Verse 4]A' when the night is over we'll go our separate waysIt's farewell to my comrades 'til we meet another dayThe parting brings us sorrow and it leaves a heavy heartSo we'll have another glass, me boys, at least before we part[Chorus]And we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at allAnd we'll drink to good companions and Irish whiskey neatWe'll drink to wives and lovers and we hope they never meetWe'll drink to rogues like us may good fortune on us fallAnd when the toast comes 'round we'll drink to anything at all!
