***SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowanfrom the albums "Red Roses For Me"Sea Shanty - as perfomed by The PoguesCDear dirty London in the pouring rainC FI wish to God I was back on the sea againCThough that belongs to the world of never will beC Fthere was never a wilder bastard than me on the seaC FI could fuck all the whores in damnation me boysC FThough they wriggled and hollered and made a great noiseC FThen I'd drink 'til I stank and then drink plenty moreC FAnd I won't go down to the sea any moreC FBut if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheerC FAnd I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dearC FAnd I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beerC FAnd a pox and a curse on the people round hereC FWouldn't give you the price of a half pint of beerC FWouldn't give you the price of a cup of good cheerC FA pox and a curse on the people round hereInst ||:C G|F G|C G|F G C:|||Am G|Am G|Am G|Am G|C ||A man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wallBut before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck allAnd when all of us bold shithouse poets do dieA monument grand they will raise to the skyA monument made just to mark our great witA monument of solid shit now me boysI met with Bill James we fought over crustsHe called me a whore and I booted his crutchThen we shared out the jack and we thought it a treatThe compliments pass when the quality meetThe compliments pass when the quality meetThe compliments pass when the quality meetThe compliments pass when the quality meetOutro ||:C G|F G|C G|F G C:|||Am G|Am G|Am G|Am G|C ||||:C G|F G|C G|F G C:||
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