Very Funny! Paddy goes to Dubai (Paddyman)
An Irishman's letter back home to the lads telling of his experiences in Dubai. It was originally written in 2 sections about Dubai but the 3 section came as an inspiration after a chat with a friend (a teacher from Kerry) who is also part of Dubai Celts GAA. It rounded the song off nicely. Celts Abu! LYRICS below.
Enjoy!
LYRICS:
Paddy goes to Dubai (by Declan O'Sullivan, aka Paddyman!)
Well lads I've had enough of home and have landed in Dubai.
I'm sick of hearing how Ireland's fecked on RTE and SKY
Best of luck with the bailout and the Universal Tax
The broken banks and Nama, sure why would I go back?
This place is quite amazing; they've the best stuff in the world
With Skyscrapers and fancy cars and a feast of fancy girls
The boys have taken me places I can't talk about at all
Don't tell me ma but if this keeps up I won't take a wife at all!
Half the streets have no names and have no rhyme or reason
There's shaikh in this and shaikh in that but they don't know Shakin Stevens
For the times when I get homesick I've some dodgy videos
Of Rubber Bandits, Tommy Tiernan, Christy and the Tones
CHORUS:
Here we go again, we're on the road again
We're on the road again; we're on our way to Paradise (Dubai!)
We love the desert beat, that's where the oil is cheap
And where the tax is lax, the sun is fun. It's number one!
As I left home some amadan said there's no drink there you know
But there's drinking sessions all day long for 30 euro a go.
They've the world cup of racing for the best horses and jockey's
And surprise surprise the best of the bunch are all a load of paddies!
But a friendly word of warning lads if yer thinking of a visiting
You gotta mind the kissin, holdin hands and where yer pissin
There was one lad got a hape of bother for a local security breach
He was singin a song and giving his love a bang on the beach!
Everything's not perfect though there's crime if you look around
There's eejits stealin toilet seats, leavin holes in the ground
They even steal the bog roll and the next bit's feckin class
They leave a hose and a note to say, this is to wash yer ass!
CHORUS:
Here we go again, we're on our hole again
We're on our hole again; we're on our hole in Paradise (Dubai!)
We love the desert beat, that's where the oil is cheap
And where the tax is lax, the sun is fun. It's number one.
Well it's been a year and a half me boys and the craic's been 91
I've a great big BMW and an apartment in the sun
The only thing I'm missin now is a job to pay the bills
as I found out this morning that my job's just been filled.
I suppose on a teacher's salary I shouldn't have done all this.
Bank loans and credit cards so I could go on the piss.
They said I attended meetings, late and poorly dressed,
and I really should have brushed me teeth to dilute my drunken breath!
So I went to see an advisor who took my last few bob
He said that with my debt load I'd need a better paying job
But at 20per cent loan interest and cheques about to bounce
I'd have a better chance asking Europe to bail me out
So if you hear of a BMW at the airport in Dubai
With credit cards and a cheque book you can say, "I know that guy.
He's gone back to county kerry to try his luck back home
and pay some universal tax or claim it on the dole. "
CHORUS:
Here we go again, we're on the dole again
We're on the dole again; we're on the dole in Paradise (Kerry!)
We love the desert beat, that's where the oil is cheap
And where the tax is lax, the sun is fun. It's number one.