Kitty - Red Roses For Me
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 to rot in their prison away ’tis far better to part, though it’s hard to Than to rot in their prison away So softly he kissed her pale lips ’twas the […]
Hello boys i’ve been away on a bit of a holiday To the land where the rivers freely flow And the cattle roam on the wild callagh Walking home three parts pissed I fell and rolled in the morning mist I fell and tumbled in the hungry grass That tells the tale of a terrible […]
[the pogues’ version] —————————————— In eighteen hundred and forty-six And of march the eighteenth day, We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast And for greenland sailed away, brave boys, And for greenland sailed away. The lookout in the crosstrees stood With spyglass in his hand; There’s a whale, there’s a whale, And […]
[the pogues’ version] —————————————– In eighteen hundred and forty-one The corduroy breeches i put on Me corduroy breeches i put on To work upon the railway, the railway I’m weary of the railway Poor paddy works on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-two From hartlepool i moved to crewe Found myself a job to […]
Last night as i slept I dreamt i met with behan I shook him by the hand and we passed the time of day When questioned on his views On the crux of life’s philosophies He had but these few clear and simple words to say I am going, i am going Any which way […]
I like to walk in the summer breeze Down dalling road by the dead old trees And drink with my friends In the hammersmith broadway Dear dirty delightful old drunken old days Then the winter came down and i loved it so dearly The pubs and the bookies where you’d spend all your time And […]
Dear dirty london in the pouring rain I wish to god i was back on the sea again Though that belongs to the world of never will be There was never a wilder bastard than me on the sea I could fuck all the whores in damnation me boys Though they wriggled and hollered and […]
On the first day of march it was raining It was raining worse than anything that i have ever seen I drank ten pints of beer and i cursed all the people there And i wish that all this raining would stop falling down on me And it’s lend me ten pounds, i’ll buy you […]
[the pogues’ version] ———————————— Says my aul’ wan to your aul’ wan "will ye go to the waxies dargle?" Says your aul’ wan to my aul’ wan, "i haven’t got a farthing. I went up to monto town To see uncle mcardle But he wouldn’t give me a half a crown For to go to […]
A hungry feeling Came o’er me stealing And the mice were squeeling In my prison cell And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle All along the banks of the royal canal Oh! to start the morning The warden bawling "get up out of bed, you! and clean out your cell!" And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle […]
