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Way back in 1969, in another place in another time
I'll tell you about a friend of mine, Neil was his name,
making merry was his game
He didn't have no tv, he lived up on the hill
he had no way of knowing what history had been made
With a hope and a skip and one giant leap he jumped over that swamp
with the liquor from his still.

He was the first man on the moonshine, howling at the moon
he didn't realize there was a man standing up there
people come from all around to tell him the great news
he was the first man on the moonshine, howling at that big ol' moon

He was among a pack of wolves howling like a fool
all of them was smiling and yodelling in tune
he didn't know a man and machine was up there on the moon
his hair was long, his shirt was torn and arm in arm they sang

Once when neil was drafted, sent to fight in Vietnam
he made moonshine from rice and drank it from a rusty can
that time he sang a very different song
up a tree and arm in arm with the Viet Cong
who smiled and gaily sang along up to the great big moon

He was the first man on the moonshine, howling at the moon
he didn't realize there was a man standing up there
people come from all around to tell him the great news
he was the first man on the moonshine, howling at that big ol' moon

Now Neil is old and frail and living in a home
the nurses have him well behaved, his hair is clean and combed
but when the moon is shining bright he answers to the call
he jumps out with a bottle of medical alcohol
and you can see him after dark with the teenagers in the local park
hand in hand, howling at the sky

He was the first man on the moonshine, howling at the moon
the nurses didn't know where poor old Neil had gone
he was grinning and singing and laughing like a loon
he was the first man on the moonshine, howling at that big ol' moon

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from The Work of Two Men: A Collection of Hot Singles, released October 23, 2014

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The Dublin City Rounders Dublin, Ireland

If The Dublin City Rounders were a dog it would be a pink bulldog with a cowboy hat, a studded leather collar and sporting a sleeveless denim jacket.

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