Sitting round the barbecue there's Paddy, Jeff and me Mary is on Paddy's right as happy as can be Kath is sitting next to Jon while Chrissy chats with Fay Paddy passes round the brew on an orange, plastic tray
Someone grabs a guitar and begins a happy song No one knows the melody but still we sing along Over comes old Lucifer his hooves are keeping time Three hot dogs on his pitch fork (and one of them is mine)
"I hate to break this up" he says "the boss is on his way And if we don't pass muster then there will be Hell to pay So put away that beer my friends and hide that barbecue Now everyone look miserable and maybe we'll get through".
A golden light came shining in as Jesus crossed the room Paddy swung a pick ax and I swept with a broom And Lucifer he cursed at us and cracked an evil whip And then a half gone Fosters went and fell from Paddy's hip.
You could have heard a pin drop as that bottle hit the floor Lucifer just shook his head he knew what was in store But Jesus Christ he grabbed that brew and gave a wicked smile "For an ice cold pint of Fosters I would walk a country mile"
So the joint again was rockin’ And Jesus lead the way He said “if it were up to me I think that I would stay” Then he downed another bottle And he said ‘oh by the way, My dad would not be cool with this so hold your tongues, ok?"
We never let the secret slip and all is right and well And if you’d like to join us at this barbecue in Hell Then we have a simple rule you see, that everyone abides You can come and go eternally but religion stays outside.
*The late great Paddy Martin and I had a running joke. Whichever of us left this world first would buy the beer in the great beyond. This one's for Paddy...