Hi John!

I found complete lyrics and chords at the Christy Moore site as well... Christy Moore

I did a search on Alta Vista and came up with 3 CDNow links that have various RealAudio snippets of the tune...

I have heard a complete version of the Pogues with Kirsty MacColl...the song has "grown on me"...and I've gotten to like it very much--(Thanks Mick!)

here are the snippets links:

Album: Everybreath (James McNally--instumental) [This snippet features the melody for the opening "verse" cited above "It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank...")

click here

Album: Just Can't Get Enough--New Wave (Pogues with Kirsty MacColl) (middle of "verse 2"--see full lyrics)

vocals 1

Album: Edge of Christmas (Pogues with Kirsty MacColl) longer snippet including the "Refrain segments"

vocals 2

I know these aren't the greatest--they are very piece-meal, but I hope it helps in some way.

Mary