The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man Songtext / Lyric

Ah weren't we the rare oul' stock?

Spent the evenin' gettin' locked

In the Ace of Hearts

Where the high stools were engaging,

Over the Butt Bridge, down by the dock

The boat she sailed at five o'clock

"Hurry on lads", said Whack,

Or before we're there we'll all be back

Sayin' carry him if you can,

Oh the Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.


Before we reached the Alexander Base

A hell of a ding dong we did raise

In the bar of the ship we had great sport

As the boat she sailed out from the port

Landed up in the Douglas Head

Enquiring for a vacant bed.

To the dining room got shown

By a decent woman up the road.

Sayin',"Ate that if you can,"

The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.


Next morning went for a ramble round

To see the sights of Douglas Town.

All went in for a mighty session

In a pub they call Dick Darbies.

All got drunk by half-past three;

To sober up went swimmin' in the sea

Back to the digs for the spruce up

While waitin' for the rosie

Ah we all drew up our plan

The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.


That night we went to the Texas Bar

Came back down by horse and car.

Met Big Jim and all went in

To drink some wine in Yate's.

The Liverpool girls, it was said,

Were all to be found in the Douglas Head

McShane was there in a tie and shirt

And the foreign quarewans he tried to flirt,

Sayin' "Here girls, I'm your man,"

The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.


Whacker fancied his good looks;

With an Isle of Man woman he was struck.

But a Liverpool lad was by her side.

And he throwin' 'the jar into her.'

Whacker thought he'd take a chance,

He asked the quare one out to dance.

Round the floor they stepped it out

To Whack it was no bother.

Everythin' was goin' to plan

Oh The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.


Well the Isle of Man woman fancied Whack,

But your man stood there till his mates came back

Whack! they all whacked into Whack

And Whack was whacked out on his back.

The police force arrived as well,

Banjoed a couple of them as well,

Ended up in the Douglas jail,

Until the Dublin boat did sail,

Deported every man,

The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man.