Lyrics

The Ultimate Ride
words and music by Anthony Russell


This is the ultimate ride
We rock the Irish countryside
The fox is running for his life
And Granny A is out-a-site!

This is my one and only plan
Stay on the pony if you can
Soak up the beauty of the land
And pray the Lord?s a hunting man!

Hunt yearning now unfurling right before my eyes
Under dark and threatening skies the meet gets high
Mid-morning drinking gets me thinking ?what?s my line?
Will I end up ditched and dying before my time??

I?m just eleven from seven the Major taught me well
I?m gonna jump them walls and maybe if I fall
Someone?ll prize me from my shell
Squeeze me please me let me be a man
If I should need a hand I?m sure an Irishman will be glad

This is the ultimate ride
We rock the Irish countryside
The fox is running for his life
And Granny A is out-a-sight!

Easy enough to criticize the young
I heard people saying I?m dressed all wrong
Laughing at their foolish lack of charm
I tried to hide the feeling I was not strong
Enough to cover my shame
Could I recover in time
To take the ultimate ride?

Time?s up we?re on the move the huntsman blows his horn
With a roar from the hounds we?re on and it?s for real
A pure rush of exaltation mixed with fear and dread
Wild horses surround my head the Galway Blazer field

I?m just eleven from seven the Major taught me well
I?m gonna jump them walls and maybe if I fall
Someone?ll prize me from my shell
Squeeze me please me let me be a man
If I should need a hand I?m sure an Irishman will be glad

This is the ultimate ride
This is the ultimate ride
This is the ultimate ride