Nice choice. I almost did a cover of Metallica's version of the song.
That song has like a zillion possible versions. It's an old Irish ballad that has been covered by everyone from the Irish Rovers to Thin Lizzy to the Grateful Dead.
Metallica's the new folks to cover it (and that was like a decade and a half ago) and their version sounds most like Thin Lizzy's version.
I don't think any of the major covers (of which there are many) use the exact same words in them. LOL It's kinda out there in an 'anything goes' manner, I do suppose.
For example:
That was funny when whoever Jerry was talking to say, you remembered the whole song, from 30 years ago, lyrics and all?
He does not remember it all... (Spoiler alert.)
Everyone has covered it.
Hell, Metallica's version was at least 20 years ago... I remember covering it when it turned 2000.
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