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The Rankin Family performs Mull River Shuffle
The Rankin Family performs "Mull River Shuffle" at the Parliament Hill celebrations in Ottawa on Canada Day, 1995. Joining the group are long-time band members Howie MacDonald, Scott Ferguson, John Chiasson and Ray Montford. MULL RIVER SHUFFLE Written by Jimmy Rankin Picture this, ladies and gentlemen... It's fifty years ago on a small country farm Johnny MacMaster's place And it's Friday night... You've just finished ten hot days of back breaking labour And the hay...the hay is finally in........ You're sitting around the kitchen table Under the dim light of a kerosene lantern And everyone's laughing and joking and telling stories... about their neighbours You're half way through a bottle of....moon shine And you're getting aaaaaaaalll fired up!....for the dance Ladies and gentlemen...the Mull River Shuffle...... Here comes Mister MacNeil The fine shape that he is in There is no telling which way he'll feel After his twister around the beinn Raisin' the jar and raisin' hell There's plenty of stories that they will tell Some are born of true detail And some are purely fiction Look up yonder it's old MacPhee He's having a few he can hardly see Wrapped his buggy around a tree Someone call the Mounties Raisin' the jar and raisin' hell There's plenty of stories that they will tell Some are born of true detail And some are purely fiction Well, up spoke fine young Cameron At the dance got a fearful hammerin' Today all stutter n' stammerin' They'll be hell to pay come Saturday They'll be raisin' the jar and raisin' hell there's plenty of stories that they will tell some are born of true detail and some are purely fiction Danny Wright had a light Burning bright every night waiting for the fish to bite along the shores of 'Cocomagh Raisin' the jar and raisin' hell there's plenty of stories that they will tell Some are born of true detail and some are purely fiction There they stand by the door Selling bush by the score Asking you to buy some more Along the shores of 'Cocomagh Raisin' the jar and raisin' hell There's plenty of stories that they will tell Some are born of true detail And some are purely fiction I'll go home, I'll go home Full of the devil and full of the rum I'll go home, I'll go home We'll all go home in the morning (Repeat 6X)