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"Fairytale Of New York"
A Captain Whitney Bay
I kept them with me babe
"Fairytale Of New York"
Clean up New York City.
Queen of New York City
"Fairytale Of New York"
God I'm the lucky one
It's years from meeting you.
Got on a lucky one
This year's for me and you.
"Fairytale Of New York"
God, I'm the lucky one. Connected into one.
Got on a lucky one. Came in eighteen to one.
"Fairytale Of New York"
Got on a lucky one. Came in a dirty one.
Got on a lucky one. Came in eighteen to one.
"Fairytale Of New York"
I come from Whitley Bay.
I kept them with me, babe.
"Fairytale Of New York"
When the band finished playing
They held up the mall.
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more.
"Fairytale Of New York"
You're a bum, you're a punk
You're an old sodding drunk
Living there almost dead
On a dripping wet bed
You're a bum, you're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Living there almost dead
On a drip in that bed
"Fairytale of New York"
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain tune
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
The Rare Old Mountain Dew is an Irish folk song dating back to the late 19th century.
"Fairytale of New York"
But the window is right through you
It's no place for the old
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old
"Fairytale of New York"
Can't make it an hour long, I built my dreams around you
Can't make it all alone, I built my dreams around you
"Fairytale of New York"
Got on a lucky one
Came in at ten to one
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
"Fairytale of New York"
Got on the milky way
Got on a lucky one
"Fairytale of New York"
I can see a better time, will all our dreams come true?
(Later)
All the drunks, they were swinging
I can see a better time when all our dreams come true
(Later)
All the drunks, they were singing
"Fairytale of New York"
I come from Whitley bay
I kept them with me babe
"Fairytale of New York"
You took my drinks from me when I first found you
You took my dreams from me when I first found you