Ghoultown "Drink With The Living Dead" [Official]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2011
- From the album LIFE AFTER SUNDOWN
www.ghoultown.com
Art by: Juha Vuorma
Directed by: Laume Conroy
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I was sittin in The Thirsty Devil
one sheet hung to the wind
when the bat wings doors creaked open
and a stranger sauntered in
he moved his head from side to side
and glared with a sunken eye
I heard the spin of a rusty spur
as he shook off the dreary night
he lowered his hat, checked his gun
and headed toward the bar
walked on up beside me
I knew he'd traveled far
in a voice as thick as mud
he looked to the 'keep and said...
"one shot of whiskey for myself
and one for my new friend"
the patrons whispered hushed and low
they seemed to be afraid
as if a ghost had stood right up
and walked out of its grave
his face was shallow and dirty
his skin like leather hide
sure he spoke like any man
but something wasn't right
so I twisted on my stool
turned to him and said
"thank you sir, but just the same,
I'm chasin worms instead"
he growled and shoved the drink my way
his eyes cold as death
"I pick the drinks, you knock 'em back
else draw against my hand"
chorus:
when it's six to midnight
and the boney hand of death is nigh
you better drink your drink and shut your mouth
if you draw against his hand, you can never win
go ahead... drink with the living dead
"who the hell do you think you are?"
my patience growin thin
but swallow hard, I had to do,
when the story he began
his lips curled back and words came forth
starting up the tale
and every face inside that bar
turned a shade of pale
"my name is Stanton Cree
and I died three years before
I shot a man to steal his drink
at least that's what they hung me for
now I'm cursed to walk the earth
and challenge every night
a man to match me drink for drink
or by the bullet die"
"now wait a minute, mister,
no one makes me a fool"
I pushed the shot of whiskey
back on over towards the ghoul
"I love a drink like any man
but that's a losin game
to drink or draw against the dead
would only be insane"
Stanton Cree tipped his hat
and laughed a wicked laugh
"you see, the lord cursed my soul
for killin that poor man
there ain't no choice so you must try
to match me shot for shot
if you win, then you'll go free
and I can finally rot"
the barhop nodded slowly
and I knew that I was screwed
if I chose to duel the dead
then I would surely lose
so I took the glass
and threw the shot into my throat
I would match him drink for drink
no matter if I choked
whiskey, tequila, vodka, rum or gin
ain't no man that I can't beat
be him live or dead
so into the morning
I matched him ounce for ounce
til Stanton Cree fell over
and a winner was announced
now he rests in his pine box
and I still walk the streets
but I don't forget the night
when death had chosen me
there ain't no fancy moral
to go with this I fear
unless you aim to kill a man
and drink down his last beer! - เพลง
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I just realized that if he died 3 years ago, and has been doing this every night, he has killed over 1000 people before he is beaten by the singer.
yeah thats why i think god cursed the town more then creed the song and the fact that the town knew the truth says creed may have been a bad guy but that the town lied, framed, him.
depend, if he walk around, town to town, he might take weeks to get from one place to another, also, if he scout only people who can best him, he might have even less people beaten yet
lmao
well, good thing he was beaten by singer, otherwise we wouldn't get to hear this song...
@@lasermanso It does say "challenge every night", though.
I think there is a moral to this story: Never drink with the living dead, else they keel over and stiff you with a huge bar tab.
But at least if you win, you get to keep livin'. :'D
Okay I came here to say who the hell is gonna try to collect a bar tab from the living dead?
But also, Fabian Ruelaz, if you win, you DON'T keep livin'. You suffer the curse and you become dead. Until someone else beats you and puts you out of your misery.
Which, if you follow it through to its logical conclusion, means that eventually, someone will acquire the curse that can outdrink any man alive, and be locked in eternal torment until evolution increases our alcohol tolerance. It's even sadder when you consider it on that level, in some ways, taking the metaphors into account and the emotional context.
@@leiferickson4841 no you don't get the curse when you win. you lift the curse of the other guy and you walk free.
@@rampage3337 It really sounded to me like winning transferred the curse to him, and losing would have killed him, and that was probably how Stanton Cree got cursed in the first place. Like the minute Stanton picked him, he was doomed either way. He won, but he really lost... Because you can't win when you tangle with death. All you can really pick is how you die, if you're... lucky? But sooner or later, friend, death challenges us all, whatever face he may be wearing, and we will every one of us lose one way or the other, even if we "win."
Did you notice how he starts looking more and more undead as the video progresses? It might even be a reference to alcoholism itself... You drink because it's easier than killing yourself, but it ends up killing you anyway. It IS set in a bar, and the challenge is drinking in the face of a grim death, but the more you drink, the deader you get. Symbolism there seems pretty obvious, to me. The best you can hope for using alcohol to fight the urge to die is that you die more slowly, or your life becomes like death anyway. That's a thing I know a lot about from personal experience.
@@leiferickson4841 You may be reading a bit too much into it.
But the lyrics clearly say that Stanton Cree was cursed for shooting a man to steal his drink ("the Lord cursed my soul for killing that poor man."). Being beaten in a drinking match broke the curse.
Time for a lyrics video, methinks.
This should've been the theme song for red dead redemption: Undead nightmare
Yessss, it's a perfect match!
In fact I while playing any western game I listen to these guys
lol hmmm
that would be the perfect song for it
Facts
Stanton Cree is a better, more tragic and interesting character in 6 minutes than 90% of most villains ngl
I'm honestly thinking of turning him into a d&d character; a revenant gunslinger.
@@SH-qs7ee My DM used him for a Halloween "event" in our campaign.
loooooooooooooooooool
@@SH-qs7ee I came here for this exact comment. I had already stated him out for random npc event when the party hits a tavern, but with the new Reborn UA that just dropped I KNEW I had to play him
And he really didn't want to be put to rest because he approached someone already drunk. (One sheet hung to the wind).
God I love (and miss) folk tale inspired songs like this, "the Devil went Down to Georgia" and "Ghost riders in the Sky"
Do you know what this song is inspired by I am curious cause I like folklore and legends/urbanlegends
@@jonah666 I'm not sure If there's any specific stories this could be based on, but it reminds me a lot of revenant folklore
@@jonah666 maybe zombies, I don’t know I’ll look it up
Edit: the closest thing I could find was a movie called “city of the living dead” the zombie design looks similar so it’s probably wrong though
then you should listen to Tom smith, the worlds fastest filker
The highway men highwayman
3:07 "If you win then you go free, and I can finally rot!". You can hear Stanley's desperation here, he doesn't WANT to do this, killing a man a night, never being able to just *move on* even if it's straight to hell, he WANTS someone to stop him, this is a man who suffers arguably as much or more than his victims.
Statin Creed. Not Stanley.
@@slyswat231 Wrong
@@slyswat231 Stanton Cree*
It is silly tho, he is cursed for killing, and as part of his curse he now has to kill more?...
@@mariuszkubinski7163 Nope, he is condemned to keep performing the action he was killed for, his actual punishment being alcohol and that his only way of breaking free is to be beat at his own game of sorts.
Most people: *Just enjoying their time in the bar*
Harrows in deadlands:
*Both the music and the art are great, but what amazes me is the way they PERFECTLY complement each other!*
its almost like maybe they were made to go together
@@Shadowilcaduto1 *yeah, a nice theory mate.*
"Complement." Sry to be that guy lol but a man with the Pick of Destiny ought to speak properly :P
@@danmccarthy2481 *OH DAMN!* Thanks my dude, already edited, Satan bless your riffs.
Personally I like the bong of destiny
Barkeep: Well, you won the drinking contest of your life against a dude who lost his own years ago; what you gonna do now?Victor: I think I'll have a drink.
Who's payin?
@@chrisbolland5634 Take it off the dead guy.
A sasprilla please.
@@Xarcht Good choice.
"I might just have to do the same"
Wonderfully weird discover, lucky youtube-wandering.
God bless the Internet, the Western and the Ghouls.
lucky youtube-wandering - love it! that's exactly how i came across this too haha. song's sooo good
+Davydd Kelly me too I was looking for a rob zombie song and stumbled on this. I am so glad I did!
Me too, cheers to procrastination
Ha, same here! Popped up when I was listening to The Dead South (I love them, totally unironically enjoy their music, they are great).
I diagnose doctor Mario with very much big gay
10 years later this song is still one of the my most listened song
yup just look around today
12 now, this was made when I was 4
This is one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life. The entire Ghoultown discography/concept is nothing short of genius. The saddest part is that there's no such place as "The Thirsty Devil".
Even so, R.I.P Stanton Cree.
Sounds like a fantastic name for a pub though......
There MIGHT be, YOU just haven't been there.....yet!
Great name for a dive bar tho
A quick google search proves that the Thirsty Devil IS a REAL pub. O_o
Try looking in Australia...
Anyone else like the little detail that he tries to use common sense and decline the challenge? I also love how easily he wins once he's forced to do it.
I canged my name for privacy By my understanding you can't
Seems if ur challenged u have no choice
And by pointing it out you ironically drew out people who don't have any common sense haha
Fucking I wouldn’t! Holy shit! But then again if I took his challenge the I can say I drank with the dead. Hmmm
I actually thought the same damn thing also like he doesn't actually win anything not even a valuable lesson
A rich oil tycoon from Texas made his way to Ireland one day, where he made his way to a local pub.
He walked up to the bar and laid a bag of money on the counter whilst he declared allowed to all in the room.
"I heard y'all Irish can drink, so I put it to you that not one of y'all's can drink 500 shots back to back. Prove me
wrong, and I'll give you this here five thousand dollars."
The room immediately grew silent, not a soul stirred.
Then suddenly, a single gentleman stood to his feet, assumed at first to be an accepting challenger but he
quickly stormed out the front door.
A half hour of time passed and the same man came back walked to the bar turned to the Texan and said, "Alright,
I'll take that bet!"
The bartender lined up 500 shots and the Irish man tossed them back one after the other until he had finished all
500 shots in record time.
The Texan raised his eyebrows in surprise and tipped back his hat as he handed the bag of money to the winning contender.
"Well, you won." he said then asked. "Outta' curiosity, where'd you go for that half hour?"
To which the Irish man laughed then replied. "Oh that! I went to the bar across the street to see if I could really do it first!"
GOOD ONE XD Did you made that joke yourself or you found it somewhere?
and then the cops caught up, arresting the Irishman, assuming he was the bank robber.
Good one
Bloody hell! That's a nice one.
Probs paid 5k for 500 shots
This sounds like a REAL URBAN LEGEND. And the song ROCKS!
I'm going to guess that by the reactions of everyone to Stanton in the bar that he was NOT a regular patron there. Must have gone to a lot of saloons before this one. Also, the narrator was already drunk when he challenged him. "One sheet hung to the wind" means that he was tipsy. That's pretty badass to begin with.
Perhaps, though its possible that many of them weren't regulars, because they were freaked out by a ghost. The barkeep however, seems to have continued his job as normal even during the drinking contest. This suggests he either knew Stanton in life, had been party to this challenge before or both.
guess what that was a nice reply
@@comettamer who paid for the drinks though?! That question bothers me lol
@@joeycrikey2594 If you lift the curse on a town I think you get your shots for free
I know this is an old comment but imma reply anyway. The barkeep seems to consider this pretty normal as he has little to no reaction to this event AND at the very end of the video we get a shot of the outside of the saloon which reveals its name "The thirsty devil" which could be in reference to Stanton himself. I believe that Stanton probably visited that saloon every night which would have caused any regulars to stop coming (in case they were chosen next) so the only people there were just passing by which is why they all seemed so scared (implying they had heard the story but didn't believe it until they seen it)
i searched for "western song about alcoholic ghost" and got this
i am not surprised at all
No it actually works
@Ryder Nigga Lol, I literally just tried it... First video to pop up.
Hahahaha, like when I google the tune of a song in a last ditch attempt to find it and it actually works.
Who says the youtube search function doesn't work? :)
I looked it up and didn't get that
One shot of whiskey for myself... and one for my new friend.
Ya know this all could have been avoided of youd have just learned how a tab works. I mean shit, it's the old west, not like they can garnish your wages for not paying
@@grahamlopez6202 I pick the drinks, you knock 'em back.
@@stantoncree95 deal. Jokes on you, I have a very serious drinking problem. Game on stan
Free shot? ey cheers
@@stantoncree95 Who the hell do you think you are?
"One shot of whisky for myself.... And one for my new friend"
At first you're like "aw, that's wholesome".
But then you keep listening...
That's not very wholesome.
😂😂😂
That's true my new friend. Here, have some cake.
Lmfao he in fact, was not being wholesome
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.
First your like, "yeah that's wholesome
But then ur like
"Wait a minute Mister..."
Motorhead: "Dead men tell no tales"
Ghoultown: Pretty sure they do
Two great bands and two great songs man
Slade dead men tell no tales.
Dead men tell no lies
What is there to not like in such a matserpiece? The lyrics, the music, the animation? You name it...
Who else would want this story to be told through a movie??
Παύλος Ζαφ Έλληνας επιτέλους
Dunno about animation.. But the artwork is just so fitting for the song, that's for sure
@@Irida.7lf what is that language
It kust was why ruin perfection.
@@loganv944 it's greek, just like @iris and myself!
Man the new RDR2 dlc looks lit.
🙂
Undead Nightmare 2: Seth and Staton's boogaloo
That’s not actually a bad idea to be serious
Omg hell yes
Oh ffs I thought you were talking about star wars Battlefront or something. I read it as R2D2
This song is a hidden treasure
As a German who succesfully outdrank a Russian collegue and two Polish friends. I accept the challenge.
old western metal, the epitome of badass
i have to agree dude
Agree
This is good genre mixing. Metal country is new to me.
YES!!!!!
Evil One Oh shut the fuck up, nobody cares. It's close
I got goosebumps from the line "One shot of whiskey for myself
and one for my new FRIEND". (Even till this year 2024) 🎉
DRINK WITH THE LIVING DEAD!
The "I pick the drinks you knockem back" always gives me chills haha
Yep, the people who knew about Stanton knew a challenger had been chosen, and given his track record before the loss he was undefeated, easily racking up a bit over a thousand victims that lost to him.
Yup
I got em on the chorus:
When it's six to midnight and the boney hand of death is nigh
You better drink your drink and shut your mouth
If you draw against his hand, you can never win
Go ahead, drink with the living dead!
Great song...like devil went to Georgia meets Ghost riders in the sky..instant classic
No matter what I listen to, this ALWAYS come up in the auto playlist lol.
It's an absolute gem and I WILL take the drink of any man/woman that says otherwise.
The living dead will keep coming around if their spirits are lifted.
@@Spiritwrangler Let them come, more bars = cheaper drinks ;)
This is why I love you tube. Would never hear a band this good on the radio
Justin Stoermann damn straight
Facts
*Sigh*... I agree. It's like my man Filthy Frank said about music: you have to look for the music that suits your taste, and by not doing so and insulting "the norm" of modern music just shows how lazy you are.
@@rararasputin8608 Yeah, people talk about the state of music, but there's plenty of good music out there waiting for a future fan to find. We are fortunate to live in an era where we have the internet to find good music with.
Before the internet was at a point where I could be exposed to a lot of different music, I was stuck with whatever my friends had to hook me up with and that didn't even really start happening until high school when I had a computer that could rip CDs.
It may not seem like it sometimes, but we're truly in the best time to be at in known history.
@@InfernosReaper Yeah, I came across a decent metal group thanks to a Facebook group.
Devil Went Down To Georgia to Drink With The Living Dead
Can that be a song it sounds like a good idea
I wondered if anyone else was getting the "devil went down to Georgia" vibe. I guess im not alone
@@jacobramiow2075 i got a" the devil went down to Jamaica" vibe.. maybe thats just me 🤣
Now *that* is a crossover
I also thought I heard a little of 'Ghost Riders in the Sky' at the beginning.
12 years, nearly 24 million hits, and I still say it ain't near enough.
My grandfather would have loved this song. Good music and good memories.
First Viking metal, then Pirate metal, and now Cowboy metal
Logan Grimskull you’re forgetting sabaton with history metal
@@FLOABName dear god you are right
Logan Grimskull don’t forget dwarf metal
Baron von Guttendork windrose?
My coworker and I joke that we’re going to make Grocery metal. The band name would be bulk and the debut would be stockpocalypse. If we would ever actually do it lol
"If you draw against his hand, you can never win"
Really? Damn...
I fold.
The pot is your life
Oh you succeeded in drawing and firing before he did? Well he is already dead so it doesn't matter. You can't win in a duel. Not of pistols that is.
I hope this makes it into a Witcher game, seems like a perfect Witcher (side) quest.
Perfectly fits the curse and lifting conditions pattern.
maybe one day
I think it would fit more with a rdr game seeing as it’s Wild West and rdr isn’t shy to using super natural elements but that’s just my opinion
@@Stove0451 tbh either, Preferably both
@@Stove0451 With Witcher it would be a straight up ghost, with RDR it would be implied.
@@Stove0451 if we ever get undead nightmare 2 man this would fit so well
If I survived this I'd claim his gun and ammo imagine what kind of cursed power those undead relics would bring
If i survived this i'd wear his hat as an hommage to this man
I mean they didnt really have it more comes down to doesn't matter how fast you are you can't kill the undead so he can just casually put one between your eyes
@@michaelkeha you never know with the undead, it might shoot bones or something neat. or scream. or just be a cool gun
With the curse broke the would become a normal gun cause the man was cursed not the gun
The gun has no powers its a normal gun he just shoot u if u lose don't need a supernatural for that human aren't strong
when my computer overheats I put this song to cool it off
Your computer must have been DEAD tired
@@shronker8465 I mean... yeah I guess I could always go dig someone up and beat them for a bit but the whole not fighting back thing might get boring after a while...
@@shronker8465 are you in some alternate world where zombies took over?
Svart move man ;)
Black label society
we need more bands like these
AJVonDoom with a little curiosity and tne internet you can find anything so go find more I suggest Lagerstein can we get more recommendations for everyone
Its called rockabilly, bruh.
The dead South. the Goddamn Gallows. The Devil Makes Three. And it's called Southern Goth not really rockabilly. Southern Goth as more of a darker feel to it.
@@kvonkirk2340 this is cowpunk
same.. I hope these bands don't die, we should rather stew in this funky underground music, then stew pondering in dejection about what happened to good music and as others said, the search begins now.
If you haven't heard of this band, there's Volbeat for another wild west themed band, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies was my introduction to them and it's pretty good.
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This song got me through the toughest chapter of my life, so far.
First time I heard this song thought eh ok.
Over a dozen views later, it's on my favorite list.
Awesome song, kind of a Devil Went Down To Georgia vibe to it.
Definitely. I'm sure that song influenced this one
That is what brought me to this song
thats basically all it was...but boring
thats weird, that song took me here.
I see, a man of culture as well.
Plot twist: Stanton Cree is actually the ranger with the big iron on his hip.
Well it absolutely sounds like something fallout new Vegas would have done
The ranger was a lawman and cree was a violent criminal. Cree was Texas Red
@@macatttack9361 Texas Red died by a bullet. Stanton was hanged
Stanton cree is Texas Red in an alternate Universe
@@macatttack9361 The Ranger wasn't a good man but he wanted justice, he can be Staton Cree
I have been listening to this song for years. As i drink a beer by the fire i wonder the insperation for the song. I feel this song could be made into limited netfix show.
That voice "thats thick as mud" was spot on. I'd drink to that!
I see no one talking about this being a repeating cycle. After the singer beats Creed in the drinking game he's so drunk he no longer cares about killing a man for his drink, thus becoming the new ghoul challenging people to a drinking contest so he can rest, the line "Least that's what they hung me for" insinuating that there was a ghoul before Creed that challenged him too.
The song never ends.
I've lost the count of how many times I've hear this song. Great song, great band! Thank You Ghoultown
I'm not sure why a 12 y/o song popped up in my Spotify new releases (greatest hits album?) but I'm certainly glad that it did. I'm digging this!
i am still a fan of this number A pity that too few have listened to this
20,000,000 isn't anything to scoff at
@@US_of_A no that is good
Badass. I grew up loving the music of The Outlaws, Waylon, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rivers, Marty Robbins, Johnny Horton, and boatloads of Metal and hard rock. This is brilliant.
Welcome home brother
But...who paid the bill after that?now the winner have a life debt
Maybe the curse also materializes just enough money into Cree's pocket every time he reaches into his pocket to pay the tab in full?
And maybe his body will have the money appear somewhere on his person so when they bury him, his debts to the living are paid?
Who knows, but there are several ways this could go where the curse ensures that the punishment isn't also a financial burden on the living (seeing as how it's a force for justice and all).
what kind of asshole charges after witnessing that?
he cheated death
If you see a man drink for his life against a zombie cursed to challenge people to drinking matches you don't charge him
It's a well known fact that when you defeat a cursed, undead cowboy in a drinking contest you never pay for drinks again.
I remember watching this when I was in middle school that was 4 years ago this was one of my favorite songs. I showed my teacher and then I remember him lecturing about alcoholism. Still an awesome teacher though to this day.
That’s actually rly funny. My father is one of the members of Ghoultown so I’ll definitely mention this to him.
I cannot explain why I love this song so much....but I cannot stop listening to it.
Literally one of the coolest things I've seen!
I really like the spray paint animation it's really great
+rowan mcadoo I personally know the artist Juha Vuormas art medium and I think it´s not spray paint but paint. Either acrylic or watercolor
Pastels is more likely
lol you can see brushstrokes...
Van Gogh himself XD
Umm its clearly acrylic.
Sounds like a Scooby Doo episode.
Bro Hannah Barbara ain’t got shit on that idea
Stanton Cree became a really good man. For 3 years, he payd all the drinks to his « new friends » every nights.
I have just discovered this song a few days ago and I am listening this song on repeat since then. Awesome story and music
I NEED SOME ZOMBIE SPAGHETTI WESTERNS PLEASE!!!!!
Thomas Kaltenbrünner I got you covered. Be on the look out on youtube partner.
ghoultown ost... omfg... :O
Red dead redemption undead nightmare
Try "Gallowwalkers"
Cowboys Vs Zombies is the B-movie for you then, friend.
Mediocre chuckles all round, though the scene of the zombie stalking a character through the brothel was pretty creepy.
I was sittin in The Thirsty Devil, one sheet hung to the wind
when the bat wings doors creaked open and a stranger sauntered in
he moved his head from side to side and glared with a sunken eye
I heard the spin of a rusty spur as he shook off the dreary night
he lowered his hat, checked his gun and headed toward the bar
walked on up beside me, I knew he’d traveled far
in a voice as thick as mud he looked to the ‘keep and said…
“one shot of whiskey for myself and one for my new friend”
the patrons whispered hushed and low, they seemed to be afraid
as if a ghost had stood right up and walked out of its grave
his face was shallow and dirty, his skin like leather hide
sure he spoke like any man, but something wasn’t right
so I twisted on my stool, turned to him and said
“thank you sir, but just the same, I’m chasin worms instead”
he growled and shoved the drink my way, his eyes cold as death
“I pick the drinks, you knock ‘em back, else draw against my hand”
chorus:
when it’s six to midnight and the boney hand of death is nigh
you better drink your drink and shut your mouth
if you draw against his hand, you can never win
go ahead… drink with the living dead
“who the hell do you think you are?” my patience growin thin
but swallow hard, I had to do, when the story he began
his lips curled back and words came forth starting up the tale
and every face inside that bar turned a shade of pale
“my name is Stanton Cree and I died three years before
I shot a man to steal his drink, at least that’s what they hung me for
now I’m cursed to walk the earth and challenge every night
a man to match me drink for drink or by the bullet die”
“now wait a minute, mister, no one makes me a fool”
I pushed the shot of whiskey back on over towards the ghoul
“I love a drink like any man but that’s a losin game
to drink or draw against the dead would only be insane”
Stanton Cree tipped his hat and laughed a wicked laugh
“you see, the lord cursed my soul for killin that poor man
there ain’t no choice so you must try to match me shot for shot
if you win, then you’ll go free and I can finally rot”
the barhop nodded slowly and I knew that I was screwed
if I chose to duel the dead then I would surely lose
so I took the glass and threw the shot into my throat
I would match him drink for drink, no matter if I choked
whiskey, tequila, vodka, rum or gin
ain’t no man that I can’t beat, be him live or dead
so into the morning I matched him ounce for ounce
til Stanton Cree fell over and a winner was announced
now he rests in his pine box and I still walk the streets
but I don’t forget the night when death had chosen me
there ain’t no fancy moral to go with this I fear
unless you aim to kill a man and drink down his last beer!
the lyrics are literally in the description
Yeah but people many times over look it.
And you wasted time replying.. Who cares if he posted the lyrics again.
I came to this comment because I didn't see the lyrics in the description
Why add the chorus where it is?
There is a Thirsty Devil in Tupelo Mississippi.
Update: The Thirsty Devil in Tupelo is permanently closed, but there is a brewery in McNeil, AZ. called that.
There's one in my home town, it's haunted as ever a couple of places that can I could tell you about three others all cursed, try to go and drink there I guarantee you will come to no good (or maybe before I checked the spell check - it wrote God)
@@hachimanjiro I'd say that might put a chill in your blood.
Words cant explain how EPIC this song is.
This is the sort of story you'd find in Heavy Metal magazines back in the early 80's.
Drink with the living dead!
*grabs a bottle of whiskey and starts drinking*
Excellent Story telling, music, and art. my favorite kind of song and video
"At least that's what they hung me for" implies other crimes unknown to the law.
This is by far one of the coolest songs I've herd! Such a great song!!
What kind of herd? Sheep? Cows?
@@SasoDuck XDDD
I love how most comments are about the awesome story the song told, instead of the simpke "this is so cool" or "[insert artist name here] rule" most other songs typically gets.
I'll just leave the lyrics here in case someone is browsing from the most recent comments.
"I was sittin in The Thirsty Devil, one sheet hung to the wind
when the bat wings doors creaked open and a stranger sauntered in
he moved his head from side to side and glared with a sunken eye
I heard the spin of a rusty spur as he shook off the dreary night
he lowered his hat, checked his gun and headed toward the bar
walked on up beside me, I knew he’d traveled far
in a voice as thick as mud he looked to the ‘keep and said…
“one shot of whiskey for myself and one for my new friend”
the patrons whispered hushed and low, they seemed to be afraid
as if a ghost had stood right up and walked out of its grave
his face was shallow and dirty, his skin like leather hide
sure he spoke like any man, but something wasn’t right
so I twisted on my stool, turned to him and said
“thank you sir, but just the same, I’m chasin worms instead”
he growled and shoved the drink my way, his eyes cold as death
“I pick the drinks, you knock ‘em back, else draw against my hand”
chorus:
when it’s six to midnight and the boney hand of death is nigh
you better drink your drink and shut your mouth
if you draw against his hand, you can never win
go ahead… drink with the living dead
“who the hell do you think you are?” my patience growin thin
but swallow hard, I had to do, when the story he began
his lips curled back and words came forth starting up the tale
and every face inside that bar turned a shade of pale
“my name is Stanton Cree and I died three years before
I shot a man to steal his drink, at least that’s what they hung me for
now I’m cursed to walk the earth and challenge every night
a man to match me drink for drink or by the bullet die”
“now wait a minute, mister, no one makes me a fool”
I pushed the shot of whiskey back on over towards the ghoul
“I love a drink like any man but that’s a losin game
to drink or draw against the dead would only be insane”
Stanton Cree tipped his hat and laughed a wicked laugh
“you see, the lord cursed my soul for killin that poor man
there ain’t no choice so you must try to match me shot for shot
if you win, then you’ll go free and I can finally rot”
the barhop nodded slowly and I knew that I was screwed
if I chose to duel the dead then I would surely lose
so I took the glass and threw the shot into my throat
I would match him drink for drink, no matter if I choked
whiskey, tequila, vodka, rum or gin
ain’t no man that I can’t beat, be him live or dead
so into the morning I matched him ounce for ounce
til Stanton Cree fell over and a winner was announced
now he rests in his pine box and I still walk the streets
but I don’t forget the night when death had chosen me
there ain’t no fancy moral to go with this I fear
unless you aim to kill a man and drink down his last beer!"
No wonder here. That only means that everyone admits the song and the way it sounds is cool, and - the main important thing - the story within it is really catchy and you want to think about it and want to discuss it. And the lyrics themselves are really impressive. Not only simple storytelling, but the images, the adjectives used within the text (like that 'I knew: he'd travelled far' or the fact how Stanton grinning and laughing with hero's words, and overall reaction of people who are in the bar, and all these details - that's all is just perfectly written and composed. Really impressive thing in result.
You're to high man, people like music.
Really big thanks
1:44 A man from the 19 hundreds using the first cellphone ever created to record an epic shootout.
Thats a drink.
@@Nowters I know but it looked like a phone so I made a joke.
@@snail2755 ah I'm sorry for being an idiot XD
@@Nowters Nah, s'all good.
I love how you can make metal about almost every mythology or historical theme and it will sound awesome.
Western metal: Ghoultown
Pirate metal: Alestorm/Running Wild
Viking metal: Amon Amarth
Troll metal: Finntroll
Dwarf metal: Wind Rose
Goblin metal: Nekrogoblin
Orc metal: A Band of Orcs
Alien metal: Hypocrisy
Romantic metal: Coppelius
Christianity metal: PowerWolf
History metal: Sabaton
@@mastab8_tcg Finally someone mentions Powerwolf! I used to listen to them!
This comment introduced me to Nekrogoblikon, thank you so much 😂 actually amazing band and such well done videos
Video game metal: Doom OST
Cartoon metal: Dethklok, August Burns Red cover of Zelda theme song, and more
Native American Metal: Tomahawk (Of the album Anonymous, 2007)
Mongolian folk metal: The Hu
Opera metal: Nightwish
Metal about the comic book Spawn: Iced Earth - "The Dark Saga"
A lot of folk stories have a very dark, well, story. Which lends itself very well to metal.
Nokrogoblin....
**Goblin Slayer intensifies**
"Gahhblinns."
I was playing Red Dead Redemption and walked into a saloon , when I heard this playing on my stereo...perfect
Usually I don't listen to music like this but I'm glad it was in my recommendations.
WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?! WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE?!
The art work for this video. Christ it’s beautiful and well put together. I can’t stop watching
The story plus the incredible musicians make this song EPIC!
Hard to believe I saw this 11 years ago playing Hitman and writing a novel while juggling college classes.
I think I did this last night
Just discovered this world of musical awesomeness; definitely like it!
This band is still great! You guys changed a lot and got even better with the time
@@Mazzy22 yes!
Anyone notice the subtle differences in Stanton Crees appearance as the drinks start going down.
He looks as he appeared, then he cheeks swell in and his skeletal teeth begin show, until finally he looks like rotten corpse at the end.
This band should be 100 times more FAMOUS!!! WTF
This HAS to be on radio 24/7
Another edit: wait till you hear born for this
This is like the cowboy version of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. 😂
best song from this nice Band
I love how he celebrated with even MORE drinking. As if a whole night drinking shots wasn't enough.
Doesn't matter how many drinks he had that night, he was still far too sober to handle what just happened to him
Events of the last 2 days: discovers alestorm, goes onto alestorm playlist and finds the dead south, listens to that finds dead south playlist, and here we are
The dead south is great!
Your flag is backwards partner
Im sincerely happy this has reached 20 million views
I found this three years ago. Gold.
Never disrespect the dead or your fate will be soon to follow
I drank too damn much listening to this several times
I usually hate TH-cam's algorithm but every now n then it produces a gem like this song lol even tho the bartenders/waitresses make fun of me when I play it at work
they shouldn’t be making fun of such a banger
What uncultured swine doesn't love a good ghost story?
This ghost has a ridiculous kill rate of almost 1,100 victims
depends how soon after death he was revived
First time hearing of this band...but im absolutely in love
22 million! Damn lot of people who have watched and no doubt absolutely rewatched. This video deserves every view. And I hope it gets to 50.
Great song! Reminds me of the movie 'Dead in Tombstone'
this song always give me such lovely shivers down my spine.
Wow! I am amazed and I love everything about this - the story, the art, the guitaring - everything.
Glad I found this... damn if the song doesn't get better and better each time I play it! Awesome performance!
One of the best song ever.
Really cool band
Come to my town
Ghoultown or the undead Cowboy?😆
This was the song that got me hooked on Ghoultown. Going on 2 years now and am still not bored or disappointed with any of their songs.
Let's drink...
Still coming back and listening to it for hours after all this time