Just Like Old Times

Seven Drunken Nights

Songs are "Seven Drunken Nights" but it's a version with a woman singing about her cheating husband. "Red Is The Rose" in the style of The High Kings, although the song is originally in the Scottish tune "Loch Lomond". Chapter is rated M for mature sexual content and drug use.

As the night went on, the group got drunker off whiskey and Guinness. Patrick, Sean and Arthur were becoming good friends and Lilly was liking it. She went off to go find Brian and James who were skulking about and playing with some kids. Lilly laughed at the playful antics.

"Are ya lads havin' fun stealin' bits and scraps from people?" she slurred. Brian pawed and groaned at her and Lilly scratched his head. Lilly suddenly had an idea and ran to the band with inebriated confidence. "Hey, do ya know 'Seven Drunken Nights' by chance?" she asked.

"Of course! Would ya like us tah sing it lass?" the fiddler asked.

Lilly leaned in. "Actually, I'd like tah with me pals, if that's okay. But ya gotta plug yer ears."

"Why?" the accordion player laughed. "Are ya that bad?"

Lilly chuckled. "Yes. Soooo bad, ya simply won't be able tah play no more."

The band cackled. "Alright, lassie. Just give us a few minutes."

Lilly ran over to Sean, Patrick, Arthur, and Karen. "Ya wanna see...see somethin' special happen? Plug up yer ears."

"Lilly, are ya...are ya singin'?" Patrick garbled in shock.

Lilly giggled in drunken delight. "Yes, but you and...uh, you and Sean are too. Seven Drunken Nights. Oh, Arthur, I-I...ha! I guess ya wilna need tah plug yer ears, love."

"Wait, is Arthur immune tah that too?!" Patrick shouted.

"Yessir, I am," Arthur replied.

"Hey lass! Ya ready?!" the band shouted.

Lilly went running with a stumble back to them and grinned. "Yep."

Lilly saw Karen, Sean and Patrick put stuff in their ears and Lilly sighed as the music started to play.

"Well, as I came home on a Monday night..." Lilly sang, but she stopped. No one was freezing or getting black eyes. "Okay wait, wait, stop the music fer a minute!"

The music stopped and Arthur laughed. "What's wrong?"

Lilly slipped and fell as she ran to Arthur. He laughed, helping his wife back to her feet. Lilly whispered to him. "No one stopped." Lilly clapped. This was good news. "Take out yer plugs and start again, please! Sorry!"

The band took cloth from their ears, as did Patrick, Sean and Karen, and the band got ready again. "Okay, ya drunk woman!" The band shouted and everyone laughed. Lilly sang again.

Well I came home on a Monday night, as drunk as drunk could...could be,

I saw a horse outside the door where me old horse should be.

Lilly looked at Arthur and pointed at him.

I called me husband and said tah him, will ya kindly tell tah me,