{"id":1889,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/st-patrick-never-drank"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"st-patrick-never-drank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/st-patrick-never-drank\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick Never Drank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 14th day of February\u2019s for Saint Valentine<br \/>\nSeptember 29th is when Saint Michael\u2019s faithful dine<br \/>\nOn April 23rd we hail Saint George without restraint<br \/>\nAnd come November 1st we cheer for EV\u2019RY bloody saint<\/p>\n<p>But none of those can claim the very BEST day of the year<br \/>\n\u2018Cause on March 17th we praise the patron saint of BEER!<\/p>\n<p>[Cheers: &#8220;Hail St Patrick!&#8221; &#8220;Slainte!&#8221; etc.]<\/p>\n<p>But wait! Don\u2019t cheer for greenish beer or Irish cream liqueur<br \/>\nBe-cause the man you toast was one devout tee-to-tal-ER!<\/p>\n<p>Saint Patrick never drank! (Hey!)<br \/>\nSaint Patrick never drank! (Hey!)<br \/>\n\u2018Twas only clear, unleaded stuff he poured into his tank!<br \/>\nHe\u2019d take the cash YOU spend for drafts and stash it in the bank! (Hooray!)<br \/>\nHeroic, true, but STOIC too!<br \/>\nSaint Patrick never drank!<\/p>\n<p>He strode with ancient war-ri-ors from coast to plain to highland<br \/>\nHis staff he\u2019d shake till ev\u2019ry snake was banished from the island<br \/>\nHe taught his fans the shamrock stands for Father, Son, and Spirit<br \/>\nBut don\u2019t break out the Guinness Stout \u2013 the man would not go near it!<\/p>\n<p>Saint Patrick didn\u2019t drink! (Hey!)<br \/>\nSaint Patrick didn\u2019t drink! (Hey!)<br \/>\nHe never tossed a bracer back or teetered on the brink!<br \/>\nSo pour another tall one, lad, then pour it down the sink! (Hooray!)<br \/>\nWith piety, SOBRIETY!<br \/>\nSaint Patrick didn\u2019t drink!<\/p>\n<p>Saint Patrick never drank (Hey!)<br \/>\nSaint Patrick never drank (Hey!)<br \/>\nSo let\u2019s be frank: When asked his fav\u2019rite beer, he drew a blank!<br \/>\nBy gosh, if he could see you sloshed, he\u2019d give your tush a spank! (Hooray!)<br \/>\nThe guy was swell \u2013 but DRY AS HELL!<br \/>\nSaint Patrick never drank!<\/p>\n<p>No, SAINT \u2013 PAT \u2013 RICK \u2013 NEV \u2013 ER \u2013 DRANK!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 14th day of February\u2019s for Saint Valentine September 29th is when Saint Michael\u2019s faithful dine On April 23rd we hail Saint George without restraint 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