When someone taps their shot glass on the bar, it is to show respect to the bar or tavern that you are in as well as the employees of the establishment, especially the bartender. I think at one point the lyrics describe a scene of either a sunset, or light from the sun coming through her window and hitting her skin, and it becoming an unpleasant experience. 'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass I'm waving through a window oh I try to speak, but nobody can hear So I wait around for an answer to appear While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass I'm waving through a window, oh Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me? All I can remember are these general sentiments, no verbatim lyrics. In Ireland, it was believed that liquor contained spirits that might be harmful if consumed, and tapping the glass dispelled those spirits. Some people tap their glass on the bar as a quiet tribute to absent friends and comrades. But the lyrics were about life being too much to bear, and wanting to give up. It is said that clinking glasses is to toast one another, but tapping the bar is to toast the house. What's the noise that I hear at the window I wonder? I try to speak, but nobody can hear So I wait around for an answer to appear While I’m watch, watch, watching people pass I’m waving through a window, oh. Artist: The Bros. Landreth Song: Tappin' on the Glass Album: Let It Lie [Chord shapes] Esus2: 079977 B/E: 079877 F#m11/C#: x4420x Asus2: x02200 E: 022100 Esus4: 022200 The intro riff continues through the song but it's easier to play Esus2 and B/E if you're singing. Lyrics.com is a huge collection of song lyrics, album information and featured video clips for a seemingly endless array of artists — collaboratively assembled by our large music community and contributing editors. We start with stars in our eyes We start believing that we belong "The Parting Glass" (revised 30.3.2012) I. Eileen, a chara, I hear someone tapping 'Tis the ivy dear mother against the glass flapping Eileen, I surely hear somebody sighing 'Tis the sound mother dear of the autumn winds dying. Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics on sale for £1.75m. Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me? Today many recordings are available and for me the best is still the one by the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem from 1959 (on Come Fill Your Glass With Us, Tradition TLP 1032). 'Tis the little birds chirping the holly bush under What makes you be shoving and moving your stool on? Handwritten lyrics to three songs by internationally renowned songwriter Bob Dylan have been put on sale in an auction organised by Moments in Time. ‘Cause I’m tap, tap, tapping on the glass I’m waving through a window. We start with stars in our eyes We start believing that we belong Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. "The Parting Glass" is a very popular Irish song with an interesting history. 'cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass I'm waving through a window I try to speak, but nobody can hear So I wait around for an answer to appear While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass I'm waving through a window Oh, can anybody see, is anybody waving Back at me? (Back at me, back at me) We start with stars in our eyes (stars in our eyes) In drinking contests, tapping your beer could cause the foam to settle, making it easier to finish quickly. Browse our lyrics and artists database alphabetically or use our advanced query capabilites to search by keywords. Misheard Song Lyrics-> Artist-> S-> John Stewart and Stevie Nicks.