Dance with Jak o the Shadows ( Garryowen), on mandolin

Lyrics, by Robert Jordan, from the Wheel of Time book series. Tune: Garryowen, traditional, arranged by Phil Woodhull. This is the tune envisioned by Robert Jordan when he wrote Dance with Jak o the Shadows. And a fitting choice it is: Theodore Roosevelt considered it the greatest fighting tune in the world. We ll drink the wine till the cup is dry, And kiss the girls so they ll not cry, And toss the dice until we fly, To dance with Jak o the Shadows. We ll dance all night til the moon runs free, And dandle the lasses upon our knee, And then you ll ride along with me, To dance with Jak o the Shadows. We drink all night and dance all day, and on the girls we spend our pay, and when we re done, then we ll away, to dance with Jak o the Shadows. There s some delight in ale and wine, And some in girls with ankles fine, But my delight, yes, always mine, Is to dance with Jak o the Shadows. We ll toss the dice however they fall, And snuggle the girls be they short or tall, Then follow Lord Mat wheneve