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Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ...Garry Smythe
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Fairytale of New York- Pogues
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THE POGUES SING THIS IN THE KEY OF “D”
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INTRODUCTION
MALE VERSE
It was Chri
stmas Eve babe
, In the drunk
tank
An old man sai
d to me, won't
see another o
ne
And then he sa
ng a song , Th
e Rare Old Mou
ntain Dew
And I turned m
y face away, a
nd dreamed a -
bout you
Got on a lu
cky one Came i
n eigh - teen
to one
I've got a fee
ling this year
's for me and
you,
So happy Chris
tmas, I love y
ou baby
I can see a be
tter time, whe
n all our drea
ms come true
INSTRUMENTAL THAT SPEEDS UP
THEN THE FASTER ONE
FEMALE VERSE
They've got ca
rs Big as bars
they’ve got r
ivers of gold
But the wind g
oes right thro
ugh you, it’s
no place for t
he old
When you first
took my hand
on a cold Chri
stmas Eve
You promised m
e Broadway was
waiting for m
e
You were hands
ome
MALE LINE
You were prett
y, Queen of Ne
w York City
BOTH SINGERS
When the band
finished playi
ng they howled
out for more
Sinatra was sw
inging all the
drunks they w
ere singing
We kissed on t
he corner then
danced throug
h the night
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
INSTRUMENTAL
FEMALE LINE
You're a bum,
You're a punk
BOTH SINGERS
You're an old
slut on junk
Living there a
lmost dead on
a drip in that
bed
You scum bag y
ou maggot, yo
u cheap lousy
faggot
Happy Christma
s your arse I
pray God it’s
our last
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
MALE LINE
I could ha
ve been someon
e
FEMALE LINE
Well, So could
anyone
You took my dr
eams from me w
hen I first fo
und you
MALE LINE
I kept them wi
th me babe, I
put them with
my own
Can't make it
all alone, I'v
e built my dre
ams a - round
you
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
AND FADE
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INTRODUCTION
MALE VERSE
It was Christm
as Eve babe, I
n the drunktan
k
An old man sai
d to me, won't
see another o
ne
And then he sa
ng a song , Th
e Rare Old Mou
ntain Dew
And I turned m
y face away, a
nd dreamed a -
bout you
Got on a l
ucky one Came
in eigh - teen
to one
I've got a fee
ling this year
's for me and
you,
So happy Chris
tmas, I love y
ou baby
I can see a be
tter time, whe
n all our drea
ms come true
INSTRUMENTAL THAT SPEEDS UP
THEN THE FASTER ONE
FEMALE VERSE
They've got ca
rs Big as bars
they’ve got r
ivers of gold
But the wind g
oes right thro
ugh you, it’s
no place for t
he old
When you first
took my hand
on a cold Chri
stmas Eve
You promised m
e Broadway was
waiting for m
e
You were hands
ome
MALE LINE
You were prett
y, Queen of Ne
w York City
BOTH SINGERS
When the band
finished playi
ng they howled
out for more
Sinatra was sw
inging all the
drunks they w
ere singing
We kissed on t
he corner then
danced throug
h the night
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
INSTRUMENTAL
FEMALE LINE
You're a bum,
You're a punk
BOTH SINGERS
You're an old
slut on junk
Living there a
lmost dead on
a drip in that
bed
You scum bag y
ou maggot, yo
u cheap lousy
faggot
Happy Christma
s your arse I
pray God it’s
our last
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
MALE LINE
I could ha
ve been someon
e
FEMALE LINE
Well, So could
anyone
You took my dr
eams from me w
hen I first fo
und you
MALE LINE
I kept them wi
th me babe, I
put them with
my own
Can't make it
all alone, I'v
e built my dre
ams a - round
you
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
AND FADE
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INTRODUCTION
MALE VERSE
It was Christm
as Eve babe, I
n the drunktan
k
An old man sai
d to me, won't
see another o
ne
And then he sa
ng a song , Th
e Rare Old Mou
ntain Dew
And I turned m
y face away, a
nd dreamed a -
bout you
Got on a l
ucky one Came
in eigh - teen
to one
I've got a fee
ling this year
's for me and
you,
So happy Chris
tmas, I love y
ou baby
I can see a be
tter time, whe
n all our drea
ms come true
INSTRUMENTAL THAT SPEEDS UP
THEN THE FASTER ONE
FEMALE VERSE
They've got ca
rs Big as bars
they’ve got r
ivers of gold
But the wind g
oes right thro
ugh you, it’s
no place for t
he old
When you first
took my hand
on a cold Chri
stmas Eve
You promised m
e Broadway was
waiting for m
e
You were hands
ome
MALE LINE
You were prett
y, Queen of Ne
w York City
BOTH SINGERS
When the band
finished playi
ng they howled
out for more
Sinatra was sw
inging all the
drunks they w
ere singing
We kissed on t
he corner then
danced throug
h the night
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
INSTRUMENTAL
FEMALE LINE
You're a bum,
You're a punk
BOTH SINGERS
You're an old
slut on junk
Living there a
lmost dead on
a drip in that
bed
You scum bag y
ou maggot, yo
u cheap lousy
faggot
Happy Christma
s your arse I
pray God it’s
our last
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
MALE LINE
I could ha
ve been someon
e
FEMALE LINE
Well, So could
anyone
You took my dr
eams from me w
hen I first fo
und you
MALE LINE
I kept them wi
th me babe, I
put them with
my own
Can't make it
all alone, I'v
e built my dre
ams a - round
you
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
AND FADE
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INTRODUCTION
MALE VERSE
It was Christm
as Eve babe, I
n the drunktan
k
An old man sai
d to me, won't
see another o
ne
And then he sa
ng a song , Th
e Rare Old Mou
ntain Dew
And I turned m
y face away, a
nd dreamed a -
bout you
Got on a l
ucky one Came
in eigh - teen
to one
I've got a fee
ling this year
's for me and
you,
So happy Chris
tmas, I love y
ou baby
I can see a be
tter time, whe
n all our drea
ms come true
INSTRUMENTAL THAT SPEEDS UP
THEN THE FASTER ONE
FEMALE VERSE
They've got ca
rs Big as bars
they’ve got r
ivers of gold
But the wind g
oes right thro
ugh you, it’s
no place for t
he old
When you first
took my hand
on a cold Chri
stmas Eve
You promised m
e Broadway was
waiting for m
e
You were hands
ome
MALE LINE
You were prett
y, Queen of Ne
w York City
BOTH SINGERS
When the band
finished playi
ng they howled
out for more
Sinatra was sw
inging all the
drunks they w
ere singing
We kissed on t
he corner then
danced throug
h the night
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
INSTRUMENTAL
FEMALE LINE
You're a bum,
You're a punk
BOTH SINGERS
You're an old
slut on junk
Living there a
lmost dead on
a drip in that
bed
You scum bag y
ou maggot, yo
u cheap lousy
faggot
Happy Christma
s your arse I
pray God it’s
our last
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
MALE LINE
I could ha
ve been someon
e
FEMALE LINE
Well, So could
anyone
You took my dr
eams from me w
hen I first fo
und you
MALE LINE
I kept them wi
th me babe, I
put them with
my own
Can't make it
all alone, I'v
e built my dre
ams a - round
you
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
AND FADE
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INTRODUCTION
MALE VERSE
It was Christm
as Eve babe, I
n the drunktan
k
An old man sai
d to me, won't
see another o
ne
And then he sa
ng a song , Th
e Rare Old Mou
ntain Dew
And I turned m
y face away, a
nd dreamed a -
bout you
Got on a l
ucky one Came
in eigh - teen
to one
I've got a fee
ling this year
's for me and
you,
So happy Chris
tmas, I love y
ou baby
I can see a be
tter time, whe
n all our drea
ms come true
INSTRUMENTAL THAT SPEEDS UP
THEN THE FASTER ONE
FEMALE VERSE
They've got ca
rs Big as bars
they’ve got r
ivers of gold
But the wind g
oes right thro
ugh you, it’s
no place for t
he old
When you first
took my hand
on a cold Chri
stmas Eve
You promised m
e Broadway was
waiting for m
e
You were hands
ome
MALE LINE
You were prett
y, Queen of Ne
w York City
BOTH SINGERS
When the band
finished playi
ng they howled
out for more
Sinatra was sw
inging all the
drunks they w
ere singing
We kissed on t
he corner then
danced throug
h the night
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
INSTRUMENTAL
FEMALE LINE
You're a bum,
You're a punk
BOTH SINGERS
You're an old
slut on junk
Living there a
lmost dead on
a drip in that
bed
You scum bag y
ou maggot, yo
u cheap lousy
faggot
Happy Christma
s your arse I
pray God it’s
our last
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
MALE LINE
I could ha
ve been someon
e
FEMALE LINE
Well, So could
anyone
You took my dr
eams from me w
hen I first fo
und you
MALE LINE
I kept them wi
th me babe, I
put them with
my own
Can't make it
all alone, I'v
e built my dre
ams a - round
you
CHORUS BOTH SINGERS
The boys of th
e N Y P D
choir were sin
ging “Galway B
ay”
And the bells
were ringing o
ut for Christm
as day
SHORT INSTUMENTAL
AND FADE
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