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It's official: Irish Water now has its own theme song

“When I go to the loo, I’m quick at what I do because a bill is due.”

PHIL COULTER HAS written a song about water charges.

The man behind Eurovision hits Puppet on a String and Congratulations was inspired to put pen to paper after the controversy surrounding Irish Water grew.

Coulter debuted the satirical song Cool Clear Water on RTÉ Radio 1′s Countrywide over the weekend.

It contains many lyrical gems, such as:

Though it rains like hell ’til the rivers swell, now they’re trying to sell us the water.
Now we all share a bath but that’s a slippery path, but if you do the math we’re saving water.
When I go to the loo, I’m quick at what I do because a bill is due.

Coulter also complains about no longer being able to sing in the shower, for fear of a hefty bill.

We could see this doing well in Vienna next year.

Singer and Composers Phil Coulter Phil Coulter Photocall Ireland Photocall Ireland

Speaking on Countrywide, Coulter said he agreed with anti-water charge protesters.

“I think it’s interesting. We’re not a great country of protestors… but I think for once the ordinary Joes have stood up and I think that’s brilliant,” Coulter stated.

You can listen to the full song here.

We’ll be aiming to collect “over 90%” of Irish Water charges – John Tierney

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    Mute Conn Rogers
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:51 PM

    Come out you smarmy “man” and debate me if you can,
    Show your wife how you fund your pensions off our misery,
    Tell her how the IMF rendered both your earholes deaf
    And how you went down as a failure in our history

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    Mute Trevor Curley
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:07 PM

    Conn so true Enda will go down badly in history along with the thugs in FG and cowards in labour .

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:10 PM

    Conn i can see a great career for you in literature with that great poem its brilliant!

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    Mute Conn Rogers
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:13 PM

    Haha… cheers Gus… it’s modelled off a Wolfe Tones song called “The Black and Tans”… i just made a few adjustments is all

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    Mute Catherine Mayock
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    Nov 24th 2014, 3:56 PM

    Great poetry conn. I am singing it as I type.

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    Mute Bill Rooney
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:40 PM

    Great – we can sing it on the 10th….

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:23 PM

    Okay. We get it. Something’s happening on the tenth.

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    Mute Bill Rooney
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:30 PM

    or the 12th…

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:35 PM

    Whatevs. If you want to publicise it in every thread, do the decent thing and buy some advertising space.

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    Mute Bill Rooney
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:37 PM

    Publicise the song or the 14th?

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    Nov 24th 2014, 3:05 PM

    The 10th is in the public’s interest.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:42 PM

    10-12-14

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    Mute Martin Byrne
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:54 PM

    Careful Phil – Enda,Lorraine,Joan and Co will class this as musical terrorism.

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    Mute Rachel O' Meara
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:56 PM

    True, those ISIS fellahs play a mean triangle!

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:11 PM

    Martin thats sinister fringe music…..

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    Mute Niall Mullins
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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:51 PM

    If you play it backwards you can hear satan himself. The devils music is what it is.

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    Mute Mark Malone
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:47 PM

    Brilliant

    It’s to late to weep and wail,
    because you voted Fine Gael,
    so pay up or without fail,
    they stick you all in jail
    for stealing water

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    Mute Paddy Mac
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:51 PM

    Enda, Enda, what have you done, you’ve made a mess, since you begun

    Didn’t think it possible, to f#ck up in so many ways, we laugh now, as we look back, at your magic 100 days.

    There’s no goin back, you’ve made your bed, you’ve tried to f#ck us over, your only hope, at this stage now, is a lucky 4 leaf clover

    But that can’t work, we want you out, all you’ve done is falter, the final straw, it came along, when you charged us for our water!!

    Get out
    Paddy Mac!

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    Mute Jack Delaney
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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:49 PM

    I am surprised that we have not yet had a statement from the government about this….accusing he of being part of ‘a sinister group’, etc. Fact is that the Nasty Party need to wake up to the fact that the people don’t want IMF, ECB and vulture capitalists etc running this country through a proxy (poxy) government.
    Well done Phil. Passionate as ever. Luke would have been proud of you stance.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:19 PM

    Enda Kenny you crook
    You’ve run out of luck
    And the people of Ireland
    Dont want you
    You’ve made them all poor
    With that auld German hoor
    Pretending that she really
    Likes you.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:19 PM

    Feel free to add a new verse..

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    Nov 24th 2014, 8:36 PM

    And let’s not forget Joan the moan
    “How dare these people have a new phone”
    I sure her taxpayer funded one is a brick
    You condescending cow
    You make us all sick!

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:51 PM

    Splish splash I can not take a bath, water charges are adding up, Enda and Joan would squeeze blood from a stone and pretend everything is alright…….

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:39 PM

    Ahhhh Stop.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:43 PM

    Maybe we should have bands on the marches – to help the singing.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 3:02 PM

    I prefer the B Side:
    ‘Shove Your Water Charges Up Your Arse’

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    Nov 24th 2014, 3:16 PM

    No Mark – some of us have already paid them. Bad credit ratings would have too serious consequences.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:50 PM

    Wet Wet Wet are bringing it out on CD

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:02 PM

    Another one bites the dust /Queen, would be more appropriate.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:03 PM

    She’s coming to the 2016 celebrations, Trevor…

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:58 PM

    The theme tune should be the funeral march.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:06 PM

    Song should be we supply things to shove up the governments arse

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    Nov 24th 2014, 4:45 PM

    Angela ,I wonder if one day that,you’ll say that,you care
    If I say I love you madly,I’ll gladly,give you Éire
    As, I’ll always be your ‘ puppet on a string’.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:43 PM

    journal… how many articles on water can you out. please please come up with something else. G Brooks didn’t even get this many

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:44 PM

    “trot out”

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    Nov 24th 2014, 4:41 PM

    There once was a man from nantucket…………eh….

    Give me 20 minutes

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    Nov 24th 2014, 4:42 PM

    To avoid fees he p!ssed in a bucket

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    Nov 24th 2014, 5:49 PM

    Take 20 years, Fran….

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:41 PM

    Enough Enough

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    Nov 24th 2014, 3:25 PM

    The water of d’arrière?????????????

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:55 PM

    Bring back Bertie Ahern – with Jarry Adams as Minister for the Disappeared….

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    Nov 24th 2014, 1:57 PM

    Somebody is a bit obsessed with Mr Adams I think.

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:27 PM

    I love flushing 100 euro notes down the toilet. but before I do i always dangle it and take a pic first . DAFAQ

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:32 PM

    MU – you still got mental health issues?

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    Nov 24th 2014, 2:33 PM

    In other news an IW employee dropped and wasted a box of paper clips today, stay tuned for thejournal updates on this breaking story… Followed at 9pm by our other IW stories, what Margret the HR manager ate for lunch (A Panini!…THE NOTIONS!), an unprofessional water meter installer photographed wearing a their vest inside out and the Irish water van caught endangering the lives of helpless children by recklessly driving 28kph in a 25kph school zone….

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    Nov 24th 2014, 4:15 PM

    And now the end is near, enda fears the final curtain. My friends I hear your prayer. He’s gone of that I’m certain. But now. What will we do. The other partys are not able, so my friends I’ll say it clear, I’m no fine gaeler…..

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    Nov 24th 2014, 10:04 PM

    There once was old man called Kenny,
    Who stole everyone’s last penny,
    He sat like a sap
    And drank water from his tap,
    With no water where will I put my last rennie

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    Nov 24th 2014, 10:04 PM

    There’s little power in the shower as we there’s a bigger shower in power

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    Nov 29th 2014, 10:04 PM

    i thought we already had a water protest anthem ON;LY OUR RIVERS RUN FREE

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    Nov 24th 2014, 4:56 PM

    Harrumph for the governor

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    Nov 24th 2014, 6:05 PM

    Cringe

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