The Old Main Drag The Pogues

When I first came to London I was only sixteen With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag I went down to the dilly to check out the scene And I soon ended up on the old main drag There the he-males

Down By The Water (Live) The Decemberists

See this ancient riverbed See where all the follies led Down by the water and Down by the old main drag I was just some towhead teen Feeling round for fingers to get in between Down by the water

Down By The Water The Decemberists

See this ancient riverbed See where all the follies led Down by the water and Down by the old main drag I was just some towhead teen Feeling round for fingers to get in between Down by the water

The Old Main Drag Stephen Chopek

When I first came to London I was only sixteen With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag I went down to the dilly to check out the scene But I soon ended up upon the old main drag There the he-males

Dirty Old Town The Pogues

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed a girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds a drifting across the moon Cats a prowling on their beat Spring's

Dirty Old Town (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed a girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds a drifting across the moon Cats a prowling on their beat Spring's

Billy's Bones The Pogues

Billy ran around with the rare old crew And he knew an Arsenal from Tottenham blue We'd be a darn sight better of if we knew Where Billy's bones are resting now Billy saw a copper and he hit him in the

The Irish Rover (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

We had three million sides of old blind horses hides We had four million barrels of bones We had five million hogs And six million dogs Seven million barrels of porter We had eight million bails of old

Fairytale Of New York (Feat. Kirsty Maccoll) The Pogues

It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me Won't see another one And then he sang a song 'The Rare Old Mountain Dew' I turned my face away And dreamed about you Got on a lucky one

The Irish Rover (Feat. The Dubliners) The Pogues

fore and aft And oh how the wild winds drove her She had twenty three masts and withstood several blasts And we called her the Irish Rover There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee There was Hogan

Fairytale Of New York The Pogues

It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song The Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away And dreamed about you Got on a lucky

Love You 'Till The End Pogues

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 When the morning light explodes On your face it radiates I can't escape I love you till the

Streams Of Whiskey Pogues

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

Amadie The Pogues

his voice Amadie Adouin Was the king In a town seperated by railroad tracks When one side's white the other side must be black La sueur brulait Dans ses yeux Les blancs ont crie N' arrete pas Quand Amadie

The Irish Rover The Pogues

We had one million bales of the best Sligo rags We had two million barrels of stones We had three million sides of old blind horses hides, We had four million barrels of bones.

The Broad Majestic Shannon The Pogues

> The last time I saw you was down at the greeks There was whiskey on sunday and tears on our cheeks You sang me a song as pure as the breeze Blowing up the road to glenaveigh I sat for a while at the

Seven Sisters Mary Lou Lord

> On Seven Sisters lay down your innocence Cash in your ignorance learn about the truth And it's no playground it's one big let down It looks like a backstreet bargain baby But you just got screwed

The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

The last time I saw you was down at the Greeks There was whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks You sang me a song that was pure as the breeze Blowing up the road to Glenaveigh I sat for a while at

A Pair Of Brown Eyes The Pogues

One summer evening drunk to hell I stood there nearly lifeless An old man in the corner sang Where the water lilies grow And on the jukebox Johnny sang About a thing called love And it's how are you kid

Where That Love's Been Gone The Pogues

so long Yes sometimes I wonder who's making love to you now Now that it's been so long Well I don't know where or when you found out Where that love's been gone Remember that winter we went walking in the

Thousands Are Sailing (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

The island, it is silent now But the ghosts still haunt the waves And the torch lights up a famished man Who fortune could not save Did you work upon the railroads? Did you rid the streets of crime?

Thousands Are Sailing The Pogues

> The island it is silent now But the ghosts still haunt the waves And the torch lights up a famished man Who fortune could not save Did you work upon the railroad Did you rid the streets of crime Were

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda The Pogues

the quay And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the Cheers We sailed off to gallipoli How well i remember that terrible day the blood stained the sand and the water And how in that hell that

Turkish Song Of The Damned The Pogues

> I come old friend from Hell tonight Across the rotting sea Nor the nails of the cross Nor the blood of Christ Can bring you help this eve The dead have come to claim a debt from thee They stand outside

Rainy Night In Soho (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"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 at your funny little ways We watched our friends grow up together And we saw them as

Bottle Of Smoke The Pogues

> Thanks and praises Thanks to Jesus I bet on the Bottle of Smoke I went to hell And to the races To bet on the Bottle of Smoke The day being clear The sky being bright He came up on the left Like a

Bottle Of Smoke (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"Thanks and praises Thanks to Jesus I bet on the Bottle of Smoke I went to hell And to the races To bet on the Bottle of Smoke The day being clear The sky being bright He came up on the left Like a streak

A Rainy Night In Soho The Pogues

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 at your funny little ways We watched our friends grow up together And we saw them as they

Rain Street The Pogues

The church bell rings An old drunk sings A young girl hocks her wedding ring Down on Rain Street Down the alley the icewagon flew Picked up a stiff that was turning blue The local kids were sniffin' glue

Sit Down By The Fire The Pogues

> Sit down by the fire And I'll tell you a story To send you away to your bed Of the things you hear creeping When everyone's sleeping And you wish you were out here instead It isn't the mice in the

Oretown The Pogues

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 power lines moan The moon beat down On a river of bone Someone put the

Young Ned Of The Hill The Pogues

Have you ever walked the lonesome hills And heard the curlews cry Or seen the raven black as night Upon a windswept sky To walk the purple heather And hear the westwind cry To know that's where the rapparee

Young Ned Of The Hill (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"Have you ever walked the lonesome hills And heard the curlews cry Or seen the raven black as night Upon a windswept sky To walk the purple heather And hear the westwind cry To know that's where

Same Old Drag The Apples In Stereo

drag Oh you know you don't need none of that It's the same old drag Oh you know you don't need none of that It's the same it's the same It's the same it's the same It's the same it's the same Old drag

The Sun and The Moon The Pogues

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 As to say that's not allowed We will get sick and choke ourselves with laughter

The Sunnyside Of The Street The Pogues

Seen the carnival at Rome Had the women I had the booze All I can remember now Is little kids without no shoes So I saw that train And I got on it With a heartful of hate And a lust for vomit Now I'm walking

When The Ship Comes In The Pogues

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 'Fore the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in Oh the seas will split

Four O'Clock in the Morning The Pogues

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 lay my baby down inside They took her to the hospital In the

Tosspint The Pogues

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 God I'm not forsaken From the hellish depths of sleep At

Anniversary The Pogues

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 town crier shouts Words too strong to be spoken There's a rumble in the ground And

Bright Lights The Pogues

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 The bright lights are calling me As the world is round, the road is long

Misty Morning, Albert Bridge The Pogues

I dreamt we were standing By the banks of the Thames Where the cold grey waters ripple In the misty morning light Held a match to your cigarette Watched the smoke curl in the mist Your eyes, blue as the

Lullaby Of London The Pogues

> As I walked down by the riverside One evening in the spring Heard a long gone song From days gone by Blown in on the great North wind Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry Of sorrow and delight

Lullaby Of London (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"As I walked down by the riverside One evening in the spring Heard a long gone song From days gone by Blown in on the great North wind Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry Of sorrow and delight

London Girl The Pogues

The devil moon took me through the alley Down by the Kardomah and the Centrale To the Mews running through the backstreets Where the Blacks sold fire and sleep The devil moon took me out of Soho Up to

White City The Pogues

Here a tower shinning bright Once stood gleaming in the night Where now there's just the rubble In the hole here the paddies and the frogs Came to gamble on the dogs Came to gamble on the dogs not long

Sally MacLennane The Pogues

Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn He soothed the souls of psychos and the men who had the horn And they all looked very

The Body Of An American (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

The cadillac stood by the house And the yanks they were within And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot-wire her with a pin' We turned and shook as we had a look In the room where the dead men lay So

Sally MacLennane (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

"Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn He soothed the souls of psychos and the men who had the horn And they all looked very

Greenland Whale Fisheries The Pogues

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