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title: Whiskey in the Jar text: Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in County Kerry. The song is about a rapparee (highwayman), who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs. It has been recorded by numerous professional artists since the 1950s. The song first gained wide exposure when the Irish folk band The Dubliners performed it internationally as a signature song, and recorded it on three title: Whiskey in the Jar text: of the roads robbed English landlords, they were regarded as national patriots. Such feelings inspired this rollicking ballad." At some point, the song came to the United States and was a favourite in Colonial America because of its irreverent attitude toward British officials. The American versions are sometimes set in America and deal with American characters. One such version, from Massachusetts, is about Alan McCollister, an Irish-American soldier who is sentenced to death by hanging for robbing British officials. The song appeared in a form close to its modern version in a precursor called "The Sporting Hero, or, Whiskey in title: Whiskey in the Jar text: the Bar" in a mid-1850s broadsheet. The song collector Colm Ó Lochlainn, in his book Irish Street Ballads, described how his mother learnt "Whiskey in the Jar" in Limerick in 1870 from a man called Buckley who came from Cork. When O Lochlainn included the song in Irish Street Ballads, he wrote down the lyrics from memory as he had learnt them from his mother. He called the song "There's Whiskey in the Jar", and the lyrics are virtually identical to the version that was used by Irish bands in the 1960s such as the Dubliners. The O Lochlainn version title: Whiskey in the Jar text: Danish version, "Gi' Mig Whiskey in the Jar", for the album "Smukkere Med Tiden". Estonian band Poisikõsõ recorded "Hans'a Õuhkaga" on the album "Tii Päält Iist" in 2007. In 1966, the Yarkon Bridge Trio, an Israeli singing group, recorded a song named "Siman Sheata Tsair" ("It Is a Sign That You Are Young") set to the melody of "Whiskey in the Jar"; the song became a big hit and was later covered by various artists, notably by Gidi Gov. Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often title: Whiskey in a Bottle text: Whiskey in a Bottle "Whiskey in a Bottle" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Yelawolf, featured on his 2015 album "Love Story". Written by Yelawolf and producer WLPWR, it contains elements of "Adormeceu", written by Antonio Cezar Albuquerque de Merces and Jorge Pereira da Neves. The song was released as the third single from the album on February 17, 2015. Like much of "Love Story", "Whiskey in a Bottle" was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with mixing engineer Matthew Hayes and producer William "WLPWR" Washington, who also performed keyboards, pads, drums and programming on the