Fairytale of New York

[PittPoliSci]

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
Came in eighteen to one
I’ve got a feeling
This year’s for me and you
So happy christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true

They’ve got cars big as bars
They’ve got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It’s no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold christmas eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of new york city
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night

The boys of the nypd choir
Were singing galway bay
And the bells were ringing out
For christmas day

You’re a bum
You’re a punk
You’re an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy christmas your arse
I pray God it’s our last

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can’t make it all alone
I’ve built my dreams around you


***The Pogues***

Have a great holiday everyone! I'll be back in a few days. Just thought I'd share my favorite Christmas-y tune.

[WCGreen]

1. I absolutely love that song...

[Rising Phoenix]

3. yet another thing we have in common

[Rising Phoenix]

2. I love that song...

thanks for posting it...

[PittPoliSci]

4. quite welcome!

:hi:

[CanuckAmok]

5. It's a good'un. Alas poor Kirsty...

http://www.justiceforkirsty.org

[khashka]

6. Great song... my all-time Christmas favourite.

Buy the new release - it's not the same without Kirsty but 50% of the profits go to http://www.justiceforkirsty.org


Khash.

[PittPoliSci]

9. i will buy the new one!

thanks for the info about it!

[Jed Dilligan]

7. Great minds? Or just good whiskey?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4484881&mesg_id=4485035

[PittPoliSci]

10. great minds indeed!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I have never heard this song.......

But oh boy, the lyrics do speak to me....

[PittPoliSci]

11. the last verse is what gets to me.

i feel that way about a person, and i kinda get this disappointing feeling of failure mixed with hope because she's there.