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Artist/Band: Pogues
Lyrics for Song: Sea Shanty
Lyrics for Album: Original Album Series:hell's Ditch/if I Should Fall From Grace Wi [2010]



Dear dirty London in the pouring rain

I wish to God I was back in 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 made a great noise

Then I'd drink till I stank and then drink plenty more

And I won't go down to the sea any more



But if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer

And I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear

And I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beer

And a pox and a curse on the people round here



Wouldn't give you the price of a half pint of beer

Wouldn't give you the price of a cup of good cheer

A pox and a curse on the people round here



A man's ambition must indeed be small

To write his name upon a shit house wall

But before I die I'll add my regal scrawl

To show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all



And when all of us bold shit house poets do die

A monument grand they will raise to the sky

A monument made just to mark our great wit

A monument of solid shit now me boys



I met with Bill James we fought over crusts

I called him a whore and he booted his crutch

We shared out the jack and we thought it a treat

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet


Sea Shanty - Pogues

The Pogues' "Sea Shanty" stands as a quintessential example of their signature blend of traditional Irish folk and punk energy. Recorded for their 2010 compilation, the track captures the band's enduring commitment to preserving maritime ballads while injecting them with a driving, rhythmic urgency. Featuring the iconic vocals of Shane MacGowan, the song exemplifies the group's ability to reinterpret old-world melodies for a modern audience. It remains a staple of their discography, reflecting the raw, unpolished aesthetic that defined their career and cemented their status as pioneers of the Celtic punk movement.


Album Lyrics: Original Album Series:hell's Ditch/if I Should Fall From Grace Wi [2010]


Pogues
"Original Album Series:hell's Ditch/if I Should Fall From Grace Wi [2010]"


1. Fairytale Of New York
2. Dirty Old Town
3. A Pair Of Brown Eyes
4. Streams Of Whiskey
5. Fiesta
6. Rain Street
7. The Broad Majestic Shannon
8. Dingle Regatta
9. Turkish Song Of The Damned
10. Young Ned Of The Hill
11. If I Should Fall From Grace With God
12. Bottle Of Smoke
13. South Australia
14. Medley
15. Worms
16. Transmetropolitan
17. Waxie's Dargle
18. Boys From The County Hell
19. Sea Shanty
20. Greenland Whale Fisheries
21. Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go
22. Kitty
23. The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
24. The Old Main Drag
25. Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
26. A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
27. Navigator
28. Cotton Fields
29. Blue Heaven
30. Down All The Days
31. Usa
32. Lorelei
33. Gartloney Rats
34. Tombstone
35. Night Train To Lorca
36. Sayonara
37. The Ghost Of A Smile
38. Hell's Ditch
39. Lorca's Novena
40. Summer In Siam
41. Rainbow Man
42. The Wake Of The Medusa
43. Maidrin Rua
44. Six To Go