The Crack Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man

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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
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Well weren't we the rare oul stock
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Spent the evenin' gettin' locked
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In the Ace O' Hearts where the high stools were
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Engaging
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Over the Butte Bridge, down by the dock

The boat she sailed at five o'clock
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'Ah hurry on', said Whack
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'Or before we're there we'll all be back
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Carry him if you can'
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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man


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Before we reached the Alexander Base
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The ding dong we did surely raise

In the bar of the ship, had great sport
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As the boat she sailed out of the port
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Landed up in the Douglas Head

Enquiring for a vacant bed
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The dining room we soon got shown
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By a decent looking woman
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Saying 'Lads ate up if you can. '
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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man


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Next morning we went for a ramble round

Viewed the sights of Douglas Town
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Ended up in a mighty session
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In a pub they call dick Darby's
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We all got drunk by half past three

To sober up we went swimmin' in the sea
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Back to the digs for the spruce up
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While waitin' for the Rosie, we all drew up our plan
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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man


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That night we went to the Texas Bar

Came back down by horse and car
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Met Big Jim and all went in
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To drink some wine in Yates'
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The Liverpool girls it was said

Were all to be found in the Douglas Head
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Mcshane was there in tie and shirt
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The foreign queer was tryin' to flirt
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Sayin', 'Hey, girls, I'm your man. '
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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man


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Whacker fancied his good looks

On the Isle of Man woman he was struck
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The Liverpool lad was by her side and
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And he threw the jars into her
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Whacker thought he'd take a chance

He asked the quare one out to dance
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Around the floor they rocked and rolled
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To Whack it was no bother
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Everythin' was goin' to plan
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Oh The crack was ninety in the Isle of Man


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The Isle of Man woman fancied Whack

Your man stood there till his mates came back
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Whack! They all whacked into Whack
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Whack was landed on his back
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The police force arrived as well

Banjoed a couple of them as well
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Landed up in the Douglas Jail
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'Til the Dublin boat did sail
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Deported every man
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Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man