Music and lyrics by Richie Kavanagh
All them days ye went ta school, ye studied all them nights.
Ye proved ta them ye were no foul, ye surely got the points.
The only thing about it that doesn’t make no sense.
You’ll never ever get a job, if you have no influence.
Chorus
Influence, Influence.
Your guaranteed to succeed even if your dense.
Its all about a bitta clout.
Yel get no where today me boys, if ye have no influence.
I went ta university, I worked for five long years.
And at the end I qualified a civil engineer.
I tried the county council for ta get a job ye see.
But the Bosses Brothers, Uncles, Son was better in then me.
Chorus
Influence, Influence.
Your guaranteed to succeed even if your dense.
Its all about a bitta clout.
Ye get no where today me boys, if ye have no influence.
Me sisters she was very bright n’ highly qualified.
She couldn’t get a decent job, no matter how she tried.
Was then she started courting a TD in the Dail.
Now the girl can have her pick of any job a’tall.
Chorus
Influence, Influence.
Your guaranteed to succeed even if your dense.
Its all about a bitta clout.
Ye get no where today me boys, if ye have no influence.
Take a look around ye, you’ll very soon agree.
In any town or village it’s there for all to see.
It doesn’t matter if your bright or just a little dull.
You’ll get no where today me boys, if ye haven’t got the pull.
Chorus
Influence, Influence.
Your guaranteed to succeed even if your dense.
It’s all about a bitta clout.
You’ll get no where today me boys, if ye have no influence.
Influence, Influence.
That’ll make the difference between the punts and pence.
To make the doe its who ye know.
You’ll get no where today me boys if habit influence.
Influence, Influence.
Your guaranteed to succeed even if your dense.
It’s all about a bitta clout.
You’ll get no where today me boys, if ye have no influence.
”And thats the truth”