The song Good Rats is performed by Dropkick Murphys in the album named Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom in the year 2002 .
Have you ever stopped to think about what rats do for fun?
Sure they crawl around and scurry,
yeah they're always on the run but a rat sure likes a good time
just like you and me
I'll prove it with a tale about a rat-infested brewery
It started with a little lad named vermin McCann
who fell upon a drink that made him feel like quite a man
he rounded up his furry boys,
though some wore a frown
they quickly changed their tune and they slammed a couple down.
[Chorus:]
One, two, one-two-three-four!
Come on all you good rats
we'll send you to heaven you'll find the pearly gates in the froth and the foam
'cause in these vats you've made quite a creation
a potion that turned the Guinness to gold!
Like mice behind a piper,
rats from all around soon headed for this factory in old Dublin Town.
They surely heard the news about this fancy new rat-brew they come,
they saw, they had a taste and knocked back a few
The rats were in a tizzy
addicted to the bone the hairy lugs were giddy
they were never going home
like a bunch of drunken pirates prepared to walk the plank they drank,
they sang, they took a plunge and in the beer they sank!
Dropkick Murphys - Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom
- Intro (Live)
- For Boston (Live)
- Boys on the Docks (Live)
- Road of the Righteous (Live)
- Upstarts & Broken Hearts (Live)
- The Gauntlet (Live)
- Rocky Road to Dublin (Live)
- Heroes From Our Past (Live)
- Finnegan's Wake (Live)
- Which Side Are You On? (Live)
- A Few Good Men (Live)
- Curse of a Fallen Soul (Live)
- The Torch (Live)
- Gang's All Here (Live)
- Forever (Live)
- Spicy McHaggis Jig (Live)
- John Law (Live)
- Wild Rover (Live)
- Fortunate Son (Live)
- Nutty (Bruin's Theme)
- Good Rats (Live)
- Amazing Grace (Live)
- Alcohol (Live)
- Barroom Hero (Live)
- Dirty Water (Live)
- Bloody Pig Pile (Live)