Though Ronnie was a gifted story-teller, it was only in 2006 that Ronnie Drew agreed that maybe he should put down his own story. But only if he could do it by himself, in his own words: there was no attempt to make his writing sound grand or high falutin'. Typical Ronnie.

Ronnie started at the beginning, with a lively account of his pre-Dubliners life, and then wrote a sketch depicting the madness of life within the group. These were warm, witty an insightful chapters that made it clear that Ronnie was a wonderful writer as well as a great singer and storyteller.