In eighteen hundred and fifty four

John McSorley opened his doors

Well a lot has changed, but this remains

Be Good or Be Gone

Eat up your cheese and crackers

Mix up your McSorley's Ale

Take joy in the simple pleasures of life

Share a pint; share a tale

Women, you are welcome here

At least since the seventies

Yes a lot has changed, but this remains

Be Good or Be Gone

Be Good or Be Gone

Be Good or Be Gone

Step in the shoes of the legends

That have shuffled this sawdust floor

Soldiers and presidents; students and working men

Not in the this world anymore

Give me the Light and give me the Dark

And it doesn't matter who you are

Be Good or Be Gone

And it doesn't matter who you are

Be Good or Be Gone

Life is a fairytale

Words are a game

Prophets and poets are pulling the pints

And a place is more than it's name

So bring me the Light and bring me the Dark

Aww it doesn't matter who you are

Be Good or Be Gone

No, it doesn't matter who you are

Be Good or Be Gone

Oh, it doesn't matter who you are

Be Good or Be Gone