Top Irish Drinking Songs for St. Pattrick's Day

Seeing as St. Patrick's day is one of those days when people around the world show their Irish pride, even those people without a drop of Irish in them. The Irish are well known for two things. One would be their tendency to drink a little too much. The other would be their ability to sing. What better way to honor the Irish than to spend a night at the bar singing Irish drinking songs? There are many Irish bands which have produced drinking songs, but, being Irish myself, there's not better way to celebrate St. Patty's day that to sing some of the traditional Irish songs. So get out, practice your Irish accent and learn the words to these ten great Irish drinking songs! If you want to hear the songs, The Pogues and The Dubliners have song most of them at some point.

1. Rare Old Mountain Dew

2. Whiskey In The Jar (Don't try to sing the Metallica song with the same name. It's just insulting to the Irish)

3. The Wild Rover

4. Rocky Road to Dublin (The High Kings is a good version of this song)

5. Bold O' Donaghue

6. Seven Drunken Nights

7. Poor Paddy Works On The Railway

8. The Pub With No Beer

9. Maloney Wants A Drink

10. and, The Rising of the Moon

These are only a few of the many great traditional Irish drinking songs out there. Enjoy these songs with your friends and remember, drink responsibly!