Sally Maclennane [BBC John Peel Show]
The Pogues

Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born
He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn
He soothed the souls of psychos and the men who had the horn
And they all looked very happy in the morning

Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours
Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks
When he'd had too many powers
So sad to see the grieving of the people that he's leaving
And he took the road for god knows in the morning

We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song of times long gone
Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again
(far away) sad to say I must be on my way
So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away (far away)
I'd like to think of me returning when I can
To the greatest little boozer and to Sally Maclennane

The years passed by the times had changed I grew to be a man
I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally Maclennane
I took the jeers and drank the beers and crawled back home at dawn
And ended up a barman in the morning

I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down
I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown
I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
And some people left for heaven without warning

We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song of times long gone
Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again
(far away) sad to say I must be on my way
So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away (far away)
I'd like to think of me returning when I can
To the greatest little boozer and to Sally Maclennane

When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they were gone
He asked me all the details of the train that they went on
Some people they are scared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked
And he took the road for heaven in the morning

We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song of times long gone
Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again
(far away) sad to say I must be on my way
So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away (far away)
I'd like to think of me returning when I can
To the greatest little boozer and to Sally Maclennane


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  5 Green Queens And Jean   A Pair of Brown Eyes   A Pair of Brown Eyes [Live]   A Pair of Brown Eyes [Live][*]   A Pistol For Paddy Garcia   A Pistol for Paddy Garcia [Instrumental]   Amadie   Bastard Landlord   Battle of Brisbane   Battle of Brisbane   Battle of Brisbane [DVD]   Blue Heaven   Boat Train   Boat Train [Demo Recording][#]   Body of an American [*]   Bright Lights   Call My Name   Dark Streets Of London   Dark Streets of London [Demo Recording][#]   Dirty Old Town   Dirty Old Town [DVD]   Dirty Old Town [Live]   Down All The Days   Drunken Boat   Everyman Is A King   Fairytale Of New York   Fairytale of New York [Demo Recording][#]   Fairytale of New York [Demo Recording][#]   Fairytale of New York [Live][*]   Fiesta   Gartloney Rats   Greenland Whale Fisheries   Greenland Whale Fisheries [Demo Recording][#]   Gridlock   Gridlock [Instrumental]   Haunted   Haunted [From Sid and Nancy]   Honky Tonk Woman   Honky Tonk Women   House Of The Gods   How Come   If I Should Fall from Grace with God [BBC Janice L...   If I Should Fall from Grace With God [Stereo]   Japan (Pharoah Sanders cover)   Jesse James   Kitty [Demo Recording][#]   Living In A World Without Her   Living in a World Without Her [Demo Recording][#]   London Girl [*]   Lullaby Of London   Maidrin Rua   Metropolis   Metropolis [Instrumental]   Misty Morning, Albert Bridge   Modern World   Mountain Dew   Night Train To Lorca   NW3   Once Upon A Time   Oretown   Paris   Paris St. Germain   Paris St. Germaine   Planxty Noel Hill   Pont Mirabeau   Poor Paddy   Rain Street   Rainbow Man   Rainy Night in Soho   Rainy night in soho   Rainy Night in Soho [*]   Rake at the Gates of Hell   Repeal of the Licensing Laws   Repeal of the Licensing Laws [*]   Repeal of the Licensing Laws [Demo Recording][#]   Sayonara   Sitting On Top Of The World   Sketches of Spain   Smell Of Petroleum   South Australia   South Australia [*]   Star Of The County Down   Streams of Whiskey   Streams of Whiskey [Demo Recording]   Summer In Siam   Sunnyside of the Street   The Auld Triangle   The Bastard Landlord   The Battle March Medley   The Body of an American   The Body of an American   The Broad Majestic Shannon   The Curse of Love   The Ghost Of A Smile   The Irish Rover   The Irish Rover   The Irish Rover [*]   The Old Main Drag   The Old Main Drag [BBC Janice Long Show]   The Parting Glass   The Rake At The Gates Of Hell   The Rocky Road to Dublin   The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn   The Sickbed of Cuuhulainn   The Sunny Side Of The Street   The Sunnyside Of The Street   The Wake Of The Medusa   The Wake of the Medusa [Demo Recording][#]   The Wild Rover   Thousands Are Sailing   Tombstone   Tosspint   Train Of Love   Transmetropolitan   Transmetropolitan [Demo Recording][#]   Tuesday Morning   Tuesday Morning (from "Blown Away")   Tuesday Morning [Blown Away]   Tuesday Morning [Live]   Tuesday Morning [Live][*]   Turkish Song Of The Damned   Turkish Song of the Damned [BBC Janice Long Show]   USA   When The Ship Comes In   White City   Wild Cats Of Kilkenny   Wild Cats of Kilkenny [Instrumental]   Worms   Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah   Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah   Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

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