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IT’S A BIG day for Wexford hurling this Sunday as they head to Nowlan Park to take on Kilkenny.
So what better time to test your knowledge of that iconic Wexford hurling tune ‘Dancing At The Crossroads’ from the summer of 1996?
How well do you know the lyrics?
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'The beginning of September,
we were standing ___ ___ ___'
INPHO
In Croke Park
Out in Rosslare
On the terrace
At the station
'There was priests and ___ ____
There was nuns and reverend mothers'
INPHO
Hurling bluffers
Christian brothers
Wexford lovers
Famous hurlers
'And as they carried Larry Murphy, he looked ___ ____ ____'
INPHO
Absolutely wrecked altogether
Like a God
25 feet tall
A grand fella
'So what's the story Martin Storey
Now Wexford's really ___ ___ ____'
INPHO
Heading to Gorey
Bound for glory
Got a story
Not looking gory
'We were dancing at the crossroads,
In the shadow of a bonfire
Underneath the ___ ___ ____'
INPHO
SIlver moon light
Liam MacCarthy Cup
Shadow of Enniscorthy
Black Rock Mountain
'And they sang the ___ ____ ____
Like it was going out of style'
INPHO
Men of Wexford
Boys of Wexford
Girls of Wexford
Women of Wexford
'All the ___ ____ were empty
and all the Masses finished early'
INPHO
Town fairs
Big pubs
Local shops
Bingo halls
'And when we look at young O'Gorman
and through the midfield he was stormin
and then the ___ ____ erupted'
INPHO
Wexford fans
Hogan Stand
Cusack Stand
Wexford lads
'And I think of ___ ____
so many said he was a goner'
INPHO
George O'Connor
John O'Connor
Billy Byrne
Tom Dempsey
'Dancing ___ ___ ___ ___ ___'
until the early morn'
INPHO
With the men and women
Like right mad eejits altogether
Jigs and reels and polkas
Like young bucks gone mad
'____ _____, Ger Cushe, Sean Flood,
Rod Guiney , Liam Dunne'
INPHO
Damien Fitzhenry
Martin Storey
Tom Dempsey
Adrian Fenlon
'The man that ___ ____ ____ his
name was Liam Griffin'
INPHO
Wanted to hurl
Loved his county
Dared to dream
Made a speech
INPHO
You scored out of !
You're Martin Storey!
Great work, you're a true Wexford 1996 star!
INPHO
You scored out of !
You're A Young Wexford Fan!
You don't remember '96 but you've heard that famous tune plenty of times.
INPHO
You scored out of !
You're A Kilkenny Fan!
You follow Kilkenny and couldn't care less about Wexford hurling.
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