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A Pair Of Brown Eyes
(Shane MacGowan) One summer evening drunk to hell I stood there nearly
lifeless An old man in the corner sang Where the water lilies grow ....
A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
[Instrumental] ....
A Rainy Night In Soho
(Shane MacGowan) I've been loving you a long time Down all the
years, down all the days And I've cried for all your troubles Smiled ....
Amadie
Voici une histoire D'un homme cajun Amadie Adouin Etat son nom Avec
sa guitare Et avec sa voix Amadie Adouin Etait le roi Here is ....
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
(Eric Bogle) When I was a young man I carried my pack
And I lived the free life of a rover From the Murrays green ....
Anniversary
The dawn shines her light To scare off the night And the
sun from his slumber is woken The bells are ringing out As the ....
Big City
(Darryl Hunt) In the big city Where the lights are low Cold
dirty ground Where the rivers don't flow Nothing's gonna change so throw it ....
Billy's Bones
(Shane MacGowan) Billy ran around with the rare old crew And he
knew an Arsenal from Tottenham blue We'd be a darn sight better of ....
Blue Heaven
(Philip Chevron / Darryl Hunt) Alligators snap at your ankles And branches
snap at your brain If I ever get through this swamp alive I'll ....
Boat Train
(Shane MacGowan) I met with Napper Tandy And I shook him by
the hand He said "Hold me up for Chrissake For I can hardly ....
Bottle Of Smoke
(Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer) Thanks and praises Thanks to Jesus I
bet on the Bottle of Smoke I went to Hell And to the ....
Boys From The County Hell
(Shane MacGowan) On the first day of March it was raining It
was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen I drank ten ....
Bright Lights
The bright lights are calling me The bright lights are calling me
When the world is dark and cold And I'm heading down the road ....
Cotton Fields
(Shane MacGowan) Now the party's over And the money's all gone You
remember feeling like Jesus' son Your girl has left your side And now ....
Curse Of Love
I've seen those signs a million times The chill that clouds your
eyes The light that shines black as a coal Deep down in the ....
Dark Streets Of London
(Shane MacGowan) I liked to walk in the summer breeze Down Dalling
Road by the dead old trees And drink with my friends In the ....
Dingle Regatta
[Instrumental] ....
Dirty Old Town
(Ewan McColl) I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed
a dream by the old canal I Kissed my girl by the factory ....
Down All The Days
(Shane MacGowan) Christy Brown a clown around town Now he's a man
of renown from Dingle to Down I type with me toes Suck stout ....
Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go
(Shane MacGowan) Hello boys I've been away On a bit of a
holiday To the land where the rivers freely flow And the cattle roam ....
Every Man Is A King
(Terry Woods/Ron Kavanna) In search of a good life the Pilgrims set
sail Then all through the new land they blazed their brave trails The ....
Fairytale Of New York
(Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer) It was Christmas Eve babe In the
drunk tank An old man said to me, won't see another one And ....
Fiesta
(Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer) I am Francisco Vasquez Garcia I am
welcome to Almeria We have sin gas and con leche We have fiesta ....
Five Green Queens And Jean
(Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer) I recall the moment Before it slipped
away When 5 green queens On a black bin bag Meant all the ....
Four O'clock In The Morning
4 O'Clock in the morning When the ambulance arrived 4 O'Clock in
the morning When the ambulance arrived The blue lights were flashing As they ....
Galway Races
(Traditional) As I went down to Galway Town To seek for recreation
On the seventeenth of August Me mind being elevated There were passengers assembled ....
Gartloney Rats
(Terry Woods) The boys from the village were festering sore For a
day on the rant with some music and more They'd drink porter in ....
Greenland Whale Fisheries
(Traditional) In eighteen hundred and forty-six On March the eighteenth day We
hoisted our colors to the top of the mast And for Greenland sailed ....
Gridlock
[Instrumental] ....
Haunted
(Shane MacGowan) Do you remember that sunny day? Somewhere in London In
the middle of nowhere Didn't have nothing to do that day Didn't wanna ....
Hell's Ditch
(Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer) Life's a bitch, then you die Black
Hell Hell's ditch - naked howling freedom The killer's hands are bound with ....
Honky Tonk Woman
(Mick Jagger and Keith Richard) I met a gin soaked barroom queen
in Memphis She tried to take me upstairs for a ride She had ....
Hot Dogs With Everything
[Instrumental] ....
House Of The Gods
(Shane MacGowan) Finally found a place they could never reach Sipping singha
beer on Pattaya Beach Singha beer don't ask no questions Singha beer don't ....
How Come
How come when I got the ace of hearts Ya always draw
the ace of spades How's it when your best friend Brings you lillies ....
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
(Traditional) Oh my name is Jock Stewart I'm a canny gun man
And a roving young fellow I've been So be easy and free when ....
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
(Shane MacGowan) If I should fall from grace with god Where no
doctor can relieve me If I'm buried 'neath the sod But the angels ....
Jack's Heroes
(Terry Woods and Spider Stacy) They wear green And they are beautiful
And their hearts are filled with love They're as pure as any lily ....
Jesse James
(Traditional) Jesse James we understand Has killed many a man He robbed
the Union trains He stole from the rich and gave to the poor ....
Johnny Come Lately
(Steve Earl) I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way,
Born and bred in the USA So listen up close, I've got something ....
Just One Of Those Things
As Dorothy Parker once said to her boy friend, "Fare thee well,"
As Columbus announced when he knew he was bounced, "It was swell, Isabelle, ....
Kitty
(Traditional) Oh Kitty, my darling, remember That the doom will be mine
if I stay 'Tis far better to part, though it's hard to Than ....
Living In A World Without Her
My girl could break my heart And tear my soul apart, but
I Couldn't see myself living in a world Without her She's a tear, ....
London Girl
(Shane MacGowan) The devil moon took me through the alley Down by
the Kardomah and the Centrale To the Mews running through the backstreets Where ....
London You're A Lady
(Shane MacGowan) Ah London you're a lady Laid out before my eyes
Your heart of gold it pulses Between your scarred up thighs Your eyes ....
Lorca's Novena
(Shane MacGowan) Ignacio lay dying in the sand A single red rose
clutched in a dying hand The women wept to see their hero die ....
Lorelei
(Philip Chevron) You told me tales of love and glory Same old
sad songs, same old story The sirens sing no lullaby And no-one knows ....
Love You 'till The End
I just want to see you When you're all alone I just
want to catch you if I can I just want to be there ....
Lullaby Of London
(Shane MacGowan) As I walked down by the riverside One evening in
the spring Heard a long gone song From days gone by Blown in ....
Maidrin Rua
[Instrumental] ....
Metropolis
[Instrumental] ....
Miss Otis Regrets
Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. Madam, Miss Otis regrets
she's unable to lunch today. She is sorry to be delayed, but last ....
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
(Jem Finer) I dreamt we were standing By the banks of the
Thames Where the cold grey waters ripple In the misty morning light Held ....
Modern World
(Darryl Hunt) Mary's selling flowers On a stall in EC1 Tonight she'll
be out looking for some fun Her mate Gerry's in the basement He ....
Muirshin Durkin
(Traditional) In the days when I was courtin', I was seldom done
resortin' In the ale house and the playhouse, And many's the house between ....
My Baby's Gone
(Andrew Ranken/Jem Finer) You got to weep You got to wail You
got to drag yourself on hands and knees bleeding Another mile along the ....
Navigator
(Phil Gaston) The canals and the bridges, the embankments and cuts They
blasted and dug with their sweat and their guts They never drank water ....
Night Train To Lorca
(Jem Finer) Across the dark and dusty plain Where scars of old
dry rivers run Night unfolds, a coal black shroud Across the hard and ....
Once Upon A Time
(Jem Finer) The hour's late and the lights are low I'm walking
home just kicking stones I waited at the deopt you never showed You ....
Oretown
The night stank of diesel And a stranger came to town A
cold wind blowing And the rain pouring down Street lights flicker And the ....
Paris St. Germain
(Spider Stacey/Terry Woods) The City of Light is dimmed now by the
winter, No gut full of wine could keep out this frost We'll shiver ....
Planxty Noel Hill
[Instrumental] ....
Pont Mirabeau
Below the Pont Mirabeau Slow flows the Seine And all out loves
together Must I recall again Joy would always follow After pain Hands holding ....
Poor Paddy
(Traditional) In eighteen hundred and forty-one Me corduroy breeches I put on
Me corduroy breeches I put on To work upon the railway, the railway ....
Rain Street
(Shane MacGowan) The church bell rings An old drunk sings A young
girl hocks her wedding ring Down on Rain Street Down the alley the ....
Rainbow Man
(Shane MacGowan) Life turns Time changes Lost dreams Moon changes Now bush
Now city Eora home No city Irish loss Same dream Vinegar Hill No ....
Rake At The Gates Of Hell
(Shane McGowan) I'll be with them asleep or dreaming I'll be there
when they wake up screaming At the hour of death I will nurse ....
Recruiting Sergeant
(Traditional) As I was walking down the road A feeling fine and
larky oh A recruiting sergeant came up to me Says he, you'd look ....
Repeal Of The Licensing Laws
[Instrumental] ....
Rocky Road To Dublin
(Traditional) [Instrumental] ....
Sally Maclennane
(Shane MacGowan) Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was
born He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn ....
Sayonara
(Shane MacGowan) OK, it's time for Sayonara So long yankee break my
heart Now there's nothing left but sorrow Even the best friends they must ....
Sea Shanty
(Shane MacGowan) Dear dirty London in the pouring rain I wish to
God I was back on the sea again Though that belongs to the ....
Sit Down By The Fire
(Shane MacGowan) Sit down by the fire And I'll tell you a
story To send you away to your bed Of the things You hear ....
Sitting On Top Of The World
(Jem Finer/James Fearnley/Terry Woods) Well it's been a long day but I
don't like to moan It's the middle of summer and I'm chilled to ....
Six To Go
(Terry Woods) O-we-o-o, Six to go O-we-o-o, Never gonna let go O-we-o-o,
Nothing new O-we-o-o, Don't believe it's true O-we-o-o, On a Sunday O-we-o-o, Because ....
Small Hours
(Jem Finer) I close the door and turn the key And dream
a world for you and me Beyond the walls a city breathes In ....
South Australia
(Traditional) In South Australia I was born, heave away, haul away In
South Australia, 'round Cape Horn, we’re bound for South Australia Haul away your ....
Streams Of Whiskey
(Shane MacGowan) Last night as I slept I dreamt I met with
Behan I shook him by the hand and we passed the time of ....
Streets Of Sorrow Birmingham Six
(Shane MacGowan / Terry Woods) Oh farewell you streets of sorrow Oh
farewell you streets of pain I'll not return to feel more sorrow Nor ....
Summer In Siam
(Shane MacGowan) When it's Summer in Siam And the moon is full
of rainbows When it's Summer in Siam And we go through many changes ....
The Auld Triangle
(Brendan Behan) A hungry feeling, came o'er me stealing And the mice
they were squealing in my prison cell And that auld triangle, went jingle ....
The Bastard Landlord
(Jem Finer) Oh Lord won't you tell me I'm sure I don't
know, Who makes the plans that change our lives so, From a place ....
The Battle Of Brisbane
[Instrumental] ....
The Body Of An American
(Shane MacGowan) The cadillac stood by the house And the yanks they
were within And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot-wire her with a ....
The Broad Majestic Shannon
(Shane MacGowan) The last time I saw you was down at the
Greeks There was whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks You sang ....
The Gentleman Soldier
(Traditional) It's of a gentleman soldier as a sentry he did stand
He saluted a fair maiden by a waving of his hand And then ....
The Ghost Of A Smile
(Shane MacGowan) You gotta walk that mile Honeychild You gotta walk that
mile Honeychild Well I'll show you what is hip As we walk down ....
The Irish Rover
(Traditional) On the fourth of July eighteen hundred and six We set
sail from the sweet cove of Cork We were sailing away with a ....
The Leaving Of Liverpool
(Traditional) Farewell to you, my own true love, I am going far,
far away I am bound for California, And I know that I'll return ....
The Limerick Rake
(The Pogues) I am a young fellow that's easy and bold, In
Castletown Conners I'm very well known; In Newcastle West I spent many a ....
The Old Main Drag
(Shane MacGowan) When I first came to London I was only sixteen
With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag I went ....
The Parting Glass
(Traditional) Of all the money that e'er I spent I've spent it
in good company And all the harm that ever I did Alas it ....
The Rare Ould Mountain Dew
Let grasses grow and waters flow In a free and easy way,
But give me enough of the rare old stuff That's made near Galway ....
The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
(Shane MacGowan) McCormack and Richard Tauber are singing by the bed There's
a glass of punch below your feet and an angel at your head ....
The Star Of County Down
(Traditional) Near to Banbridge Town, in the County Down One morning in
July, Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen, And she smiled as ....
The Sun And The Moon
The snakes they can crawl And the cheetahs they can bawl And
their ghosts can wait for the hereafter But if you are so proud ....
The Sunnyside Of The Street
(Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer) Seen the carnival at Rome Had the
women I had the booze All I can remember now Is little kids ....
The Wake Of The Medusa
(Jem Finer) The guests are stood in silence They stare and drink
their wine On the wall the canvas hangs Frozen there in time They ....
Thousands Are Sailing
(Phillip Chevron) The island it is silent now But the ghosts still
haunt the waves And the torch lights up a famished man Who fortune ....
Tombstone
(Jem Finer) The night is dark, the moon is full Across the
blood red plain Every step and every breath Brings me nearer home The ....
Tosspint
Tosspint rises early Sprung from a nightmare's claw Thrice crows the dawn
cock The mist is on the moor Tosspint cries from croaking gills Thank ....
Train Of Love
[Instrumental] ....
Transmetropolitan
(Shane MacGowan) In the rosy parks of England We'll sit and have
a drink Of VP wine and cider 'till we can hardly think And ....
Tuesday Morning
(Spider Stacy) Too many sad days Too many Tuesday mornings I thought
of you today I wished it was yesterday morning I thought of you ....
Turkish Song Of The Damned
(Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer) I come old friend from hell tonight
Across the rotting sea Nor the nails of the Cross Nor the blood ....
Usa
(Shane MacGowan) When I was young I watched the cars When I
was older I drank in bars When I was young I chewed the ....
Waxie's Dargle
(Traditional) Says my aul' wan to your aul' wan "Will ye go
to the Waxies dargle?" Says your aul' wan to my aul' wan, "Sure ....
When The Ship Comes In
Oh the time will come up When the winds will stop And
the breeze will cease to be breathin' Like the stillness in the wind ....
Where That Love's Been Gone
Sometimes I wonder who's making love to you now Now that it's
been so long Yes sometimes I wonder who's making love to you now ....
Whiskey In The Jar
(Traditional) As I was going over the Kilmagenny mountain I met with
captain Farrell and his money he was counting. I first produced my pistol, ....
Whiskey, You're The Devil
(Traditional) Now brave boys, we're on the march off to Portugal and
Spain Drums are beating, banners flying the Devil at home will come tonight ....
White City
(Shane MacGowan) Here a tower shinning bright Once stood gleaming in the
night Where now there's just the rubble In the hole here the paddies ....
Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
[Instrumental] ....
Wild Rover
(Traditional) I've been a wild rover for many's a year, And I've
spent all my money on whiskey and beer And now I'm returning with ....
Worms
(Traditional) The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out The ones
that go in are lean and thin The ones that crawl out are ....
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
(Shane MacGowan) I loved you baby since we were at school I
didn't show it, I was a fool You were burning I was cold ....
Young Ned Of The Hill
(Terry Woods / Ron Kavana) Have you ever walked the lonesome hills
And heard the curlews cry Or seen the raven black as night Upon ....
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