I've always loved the jakes and the reels since I first heard them Joe
I ain't here on mock Mahona on the old pie radio
I've heard it said one hundred times from Dingle to Kildare
Hey, go north for spuds and south for a while for music to county clare
The Kilfen or the Killie Band are around for a century
They played their way through two world wars and the times of misery
That famous start that Kitty gave, they raised her after sight
That Kilfen or the Killie Band are players on pride and joy
Now the willy clancy summer school is the greatest of them all
As they flock to Milton, Malvey, from Japan to Montreal
With magic sounds of pipes and folk ringing everywhere
At the jakes and reels law freely in the good old county clare
Within the banner county there's another famous band
And like the Kilfen or the Killie Band there's a touch of the masters hand
With two taps on the out of box said dancers take the floor
As they told the Killie Band strike up the books up for more
That's why I've always loved the jakes and the reels since I first heard them joke
I ain't here on mock mahona on the old pie radio
I've heard it said one hundred times from Dingle to Kildare
Hey, go north for spuds and south for a while for music to county clare
Go north for spuds and south for a while
For music to county clare