Rain Street
The Pogues • Key:
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Rain Street
The Pogues
#From: HISCAP@LUSTA.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT,Andrew)
#Fast.
Intro:
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The
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church bell rings
An old drunk sings
A young girl hocks her
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wed
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ding
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ring
Down on
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Rain Street
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Down the alley the icewagon flew
Picked up a stiff that was
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turn
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ing
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blue
The
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local kids were
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sniffin'
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glue
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There
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aint much else for kids
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to
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do
Down
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Rain Street
Verse 3
Father McGreer buys an ice cold beer
And a short for Father Loyola
Father Joe's got the clap again
He's drinking Coca-Cola
Down on Rain Street
Bless me Father I have sinned
I got pissed and I got pinned
And God can't help the shape I'm in
Down on Rain Street
Verse 5
There's a Tesco on the sacred ground
Where I pulled her knickers down
While Judas took his measly price
And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ
Down on Rain Street
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I
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gave my love a goodnight kiss
I tried to take a
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late
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night
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piss
But the
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toilet moved so a
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gain I
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mis-
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sed
Down
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Rain Street
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Verse 7
I sat on the floor and watched TV
Thanking Christ for the BBC
A stupid fucking place to be
Down Rain Street
Verse 8
I took my Eileen by the hand
Walk with me was her command
I dreamt we were walking on the strand
Down Rain Street
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That
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night
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Rain Street
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went
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on for
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miles / repeat & fade \
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That
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night on
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Rain Street
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somebody
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smiled
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(Rain Street)
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