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

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

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

Summer In Siam The Pogues

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 When it's Summer in Siam Then all I really know Is that I truly am In the Summer in Siam

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

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

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

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

Navigator The Pogues

The canals and the bridges, the embankments and cuts They blasted and dug with their sweat and their guts They never drank water but whiskey by pints And the shanty towns rang with their songs and their

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

When The Ship Comes In The Pogues

And the ship will hit And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking Then the tide will sound And the wind will pound And the morning will be breaking Oh the fishes will laugh As they swim out of the

Tosspint The Pogues

with figs Into his guts he flung Full belly and the dance is merry Where hunger reigns no strength obtains The wheel spins, the gurdy hums Ring the bells and beat the drum Tosspint drinks lustily And

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

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

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

Living in a World Without Her The Pogues

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, she's a scream Takes me high, but my worst dream Could I survive living in a world

How Come The Pogues

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 on your birthday Hey how come, hey how come Well I ain't superstitious, but well

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

The Irish Rover (Feat. The Dubliners) The Pogues

In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and six We set sail from the fair Cobh of Cork We were bound far away with a cargo of bricks For the fine city hall of New York In a very fine craft she was rigged

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

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

The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn The Pogues

whiskey in a brothel in Madrid And you decked some fucking blackshirt who was curing all the Yids At the sick bed of Cuchulainn we'll kneel and say a prayer And the ghosts are rattling at the door 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

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

Greenland Whale Fisheries (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) 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.

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

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

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

On the Fourth of July, 1806 We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks For the Grand City Hall in New York 'Twas a wonderful craft She was rigged fore and aft And

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

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

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

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

The Irish Rover The Pogues

fore-and-aft And oh, how the wild winds drove her.

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 note With Kitty and Jenny and Mary My parents rebuked me for being such a rake And spending

The Parting Glass The Pogues

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 was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me

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

The Body Of An American 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' Then we turned and shook as we had a look In the room where the dead men

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

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

The Gentleman Soldier The Pogues

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 he boldly kissed her and he passed it off as a joke He drilled her up in a sentry box wrapped

Star Of The County Down (Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012) The Pogues

Near Banbridge Town in the County Down One morning last July A boreen green came a sweet colleen And she smiled as she passed me by She looked so sweet from her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut brown

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

Jesse James The Pogues

Jesse James we understand Has killed many a man He robbed the Union trains He stole from the rich and gave to the poor He had a hand and a heart and a brain Well it was on a Saturday night The stars were

Streams Of Whiskey The 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 simple

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