Sally MacLennane-The Pogues

[00:05.476]Well, Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born [00:08.733]He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn [00:11.873]He soothed the souls of psychos and the men who had the horn [00:15.045]And they all looked very happy in the morning [00:18.247]But Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours [00:21.476]Where the Elephant Man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many Powers [00:24.667]Said, "I'm sad to see the grieving of the people that I'm leaving" [00:27.810]And he took the road for God-knows in the morning [00:31.191]We walked him to the station in the rain [00:34.390]We kissed him as we put him on the train [00:37.417]And we sang him a song of times long gone [00:40.767]Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again [00:43.788](Far away) Sad to say I must be on me way [00:47.416]So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away [00:50.350](Far away) I'd like to think of me returning when I can [00:53.810]To the greatest little boozer and to Sally MacLennane [00:57.072]The years went by, the times had changed, I grew to be a man [01:00.347]I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally MacLennane [01:03.632]I took the jeers and drank the beers and crawled back home at dawn [01:06.874]And ended up a barman in the morning [01:10.045]I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down [01:13.335]I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown [01:16.667]I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away [01:19.864]And some people left for Heaven without warning [01:23.283]We walked him to the station in the rain [01:26.458]We kissed him as we put him on the train [01:29.529]And we sang them a song of times long gone [01:32.877]Though we knew that we'd be seeing them again [01:36.137](Far away) Sad to say I must be on me way [01:39.557]So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away [01:42.578](Far away) I'd like to think of me returning when I can [01:46.009]To the greatest little boozer and to Sally MacLennane [01:52.598]When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they were gone [01:55.935]He asked me all the details of the train that they went on [01:59.195]Some people they are scared to croak, but Jimmy drank until he choked [02:02.620]Took the road for Heaven in the morning [02:05.855]We walked him to the station in the rain [02:08.857]And we kissed him as we put him on the train [02:12.276]And we sang him a song of times long gone [02:15.646]Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again [02:18.769](Far away) Sad to say I must be on me way [02:22.313]So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away [02:25.421](Far away) I'd like to think of me returning when I can [02:28.884]To the greatest little boozer and to Sally MacLennane