Six Songs to Drink About for St. Patrick’s Day

Sláinte! It’s the day of the Irish—St Patrick’s Day! Lucky and charming alike, there’s one thing Ireland does better than anyone and that’s drinking.

Written by Kelly Brickey
Six Songs to Drink About for St. Patrick’s Day
Little Big Town; Photo courtesy of Universal Music Group Nashville

Sláinte! It’s the day of the Irish—St Patrick’s Day! Lucky and charming alike, there’s one thing Ireland does better than anyone and that’s drinking. They know their pints from their steins, and their ales from their lagers. Likewise, country music knows a thing or two about the traditional pastime of pouring a beer or two down. In honor of this international holiday, here are six songs to chug a cold one to while dressed in all green.

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere—Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson

On St. Patrick’s Day, does it really matter what time you start drinking a Guinness? Taking the advice from Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, it’s fine to grab a drink because it may be happy hour somewhere else.

Day Drinking—Little Big Town

While it may be frowned upon by the stricter society members, Little Big Town gets a tip of the hat for getting down to business and enjoying the greater things in life. Yes, that means having a cocktail before the sun goes down!

Bartender—Lady Antebellum

Sure, this song is a breakup anthem, but it still gives a huge shout out to the ones who serve up alcohol day in and day out. Trade the double shot of Crown line for Jameson and Lady A is in the Irish business!

Alcohol—Brad Paisley

We all hate to love it, but alcohol really is a shot of liquid courage in every sip. As Brad Paisley sings, it can help you dance and chat people up, but don’t expect to remember. That goes for all of y’all hitting the pubs for the holiday.

I Love This Bar—Toby Keith

Pubs are commonplace throughout Ireland; there’s pretty much one on every corner from Shannon to Dublin. The Irish find their home away from home at the counter of their local haunt, just like Americans seem to do with their bar of choosing. Thanks to Toby Keith, drinkers all around can drink to that.

Friends In Low Places—Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks knows what we all don’t want to hear—we can get a little rowdy in nice crowds after having a little too much to drink. Thankfully enough, there’s always a place where everybody knows your name (Cheers?) in times of lowlife emotions.