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Lyr Req: The Pogues songs

18 Feb 97 - 01:06 PM (#2350)
Subject: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: Betty

I'm looking for lyrics for 2 songs by the Pogues. One is Streams of Whiskey, the other (wouldn'tcha know as soon as I try to think of it, it goes straight out of my head) Something about dead men and worms. Terribly vague, I know. Any help would be appreciated.

Lots of Pogues Lyrics at http://www.pogues.com/

(Look under "Discography")

18 Feb 97 - 05:47 PM (#2361)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: Bob Schwarer phidea@cris.com

Try a Pogues home page of sorts

http://www2.linknet.net/deadair/pogues/main.htm#THEPOGUES

Mind the caps.

Bob S.

06 Apr 03 - 10:11 AM (#927214)
Subject: Add: Down in the Ground Where Dead Men Go Pogue
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

Perhaps this one? http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/SongUnid/7C2873BA5892D2AA48256A26001010A0

Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go

Hello boys I've been away on a bit of a holiday
To the land where the rivers freely flow
And the cattle roam on the wild callagh
Walking home three parts pissed
I fell and rolled in the morning mist
I fell and tumbled in the hungry grass
That tells the tale of a terrible past
I screamed and rolled and dreamt I fell
Down in the depths of a freezing hell

Gonna wrap me up and take me away
Four million people starved to death
Could smell the curse on their dying breath
Where no one ever wants to go

Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go

To hell which is circular all around
Down in the belly of the big cold ground
The moving shadows were everywhere
The very trees seemed to bend and stare
I remembered the dunes on a Sligo shore
Ran and screamed 'til I could run no more
Over the hill and across the moor
I ran in the house and slammed the door
Just what the hell's that over there
A putrefying corpse sitting in that chair
One place I don't want to go

Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go

Been drunk as a skunk since I've been home
From bar to bar like a ghost I roamed
I can't forget those things I saw
Been down with the devil in the Dalling [?]
One place I don't want to go

Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go
Down in the ground where the dead men go

06 Apr 03 - 10:21 AM (#927217)
Subject: ADD: Streams of Whiskey (Pogues)
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

http://www.pogues.com/Releases/Lyrics/LPs/RedRoses/Streams.html

Last night as I slept
I dreamt I met with Behan
I shook him by the hand and we passed the time of day
When questioned on his views
On the crux of life's philosophies
He had but these few clear and simple words to say

I am going, I am going
Any which way the wind may be blowing
I am going, I am going
Where streams of whiskey are flowing

I have cursed, bled and sworn
Jumped bail and landed up in jail
Life has often tried to stretch me
But the rope always was slack
And now that I've a pile
I'll go down to the Chelsea
I'll walk in on my feet
But I'll leave there on my back

Because I am going, I am going
Any which way the wind may be blowing
I am going, I am going
Where streams of whiskey are flowing

Oh the words that he spoke
Seemed the wisest of philosophies
There's nothing ever gained
By a wet thing called a tear
When the world is too dark
And I need the light inside of me
I'll walk into a bar
And drink fifteen pints of beer

I am going, I am going
Any which way the wind may be blowing
I am going, I am going
Where streams of whiskey are flowing

I am going, I am going
Any which way the wind may be blowing
I am going, I am going
Where streams of whiskey are flowing
Where streams of whiskey are flowing
Where streams of whiskey are flowing

06 Apr 03 - 05:33 PM (#927432)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: Roughyed

Is it this one?

The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout

Be merry my friends
Be merry

06 Apr 03 - 06:01 PM (#927439)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: GUEST

try a search engine...they work wonders.

07 Apr 03 - 06:03 PM (#928153)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: mutineer

www.shanemacgowan.com
might help you 2

12 Apr 07 - 05:13 PM (#2023555)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: Joe Offer

If you're interested in Pogues songs and the stories behind them, take a look at The Parting Glass: An Annotated Pogues Lyrics Page, http://www.poguetry.com/

12 Apr 07 - 05:24 PM (#2023569)
Subject: RE: The Pogues songs -- lyrics request
From: Jim Lad

What a pleasant distraction from "Folk Music".
Thank You, Betty.