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Betting Man

from 9 Lives by Joe Man Murphy

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The priest throws virtue onto his sinners
While the disciple intoxicates
His children's lives, his lungs and his liver
With distraction he pre meditates
If the 3:10 at the Curragh comes in 7-1
It will be a real good day
But if that filly falls he’ll still be drinking talls
It’s the kids that’ll have no where to stay at all
Expect that big old house in Mountjoy Square
The one you wouldn’t think would still be there standing there
I was only there for weeks back in 89 
You know it stayed with me it stayed with me for a long long time

It rained turned to snow 
Sometime around Christmas day
My eyes meet with those of a homeless girl
I felt guilt I have to say
Guilt for that man with his kids in the bar throwing it all away 
He won’t be around to keep them sound 
Somehow they’re going to find their own way

To that big old house in Mountjoy Square
The one you wouldn’t think would still be there standing there
I was only there for weeks back in 89 
You know it stayed with me it stayed with me for a long long time

Soldiers died on these very streets 
The bullet holes lie there in stone
All for a man
With no glory at all of his own
Except that horse that could change it all 
That one that’s standing primed in it’s stall 
For its that next punt its that next brew that will keep those kids always walking in your shoes 

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from 9 Lives, released December 12, 2022

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Joe Man Murphy Nambour, Australia

Joe Man Murphy is an Irish born Folk/Roots artist that now calls Australia home. A true singer/songwriter and storyteller, Joe Man draws on 20 years of performing and touring the world in his must-see stage shows. A multi-instrumentalist, Joe Man has captured the hearts of audiences through his warmth, honesty and stories from a life well lived. ... more

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