SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowan
from the albums "Red Roses For Me"
Sea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues
Dear [C]dirty London in the pouring rain
I [C]wish to God I was back on the sea a[F]gain
Though [C]that belongs to the world of never will be
there was [C]never a wilder bastard than me on the [F]sea
I could [C]fuck all the whores in dam[F]nation me boys
Though they [C]wriggled and hollered and [F]made a great noise
Then I'd [C]drink 'til I stank and then [F]drink plenty more
And I [C]won't go down to the [F]sea any more
But if I [C]had ten pounds then I'd [F]raise a loud cheer
And I'd [C]toast all me neighbours both [F]distant and dear
And I'd [C]shoot back great belly-crippling[F] buckets of beer
And a [C]pox and a curse on the [F]people round here
Wouldn't [C]give you the price of a [F]half pint of beer
Wouldn't [C]give you the price of a [F]cup of good cheer
A [C]pox and a curse on the [F]people round here
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A man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse 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 shithouse 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
He called me a whore and I booted his crutch
Then 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
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from the albums "Red Roses For Me"
Sea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues
Dear [C]dirty London in the pouring rain
I [C]wish to God I was back on the sea a[F]gain
Though [C]that belongs to the world of never will be
there was [C]never a wilder bastard than me on the [F]sea
I could [C]fuck all the whores in dam[F]nation me boys
Though they [C]wriggled and hollered and [F]made a great noise
Then I'd [C]drink 'til I stank and then [F]drink plenty more
And I [C]won't go down to the [F]sea any more
But if I [C]had ten pounds then I'd [F]raise a loud cheer
And I'd [C]toast all me neighbours both [F]distant and dear
And I'd [C]shoot back great belly-crippling[F] buckets of beer
And a [C]pox and a curse on the [F]people round here
Wouldn't [C]give you the price of a [F]half pint of beer
Wouldn't [C]give you the price of a [F]cup of good cheer
A [C]pox and a curse on the [F]people round here
Inst ||: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 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 shithouse 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
He called me a whore and I booted his crutch
Then 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
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