Transmetropolitan
The Pogues

In the rosy parks of England we'll sit and have a drink
Of V P wine and cider 'till we can hardly think
And we'll go where spirits take us to Heaven or to Hell
And kick up bloody murder in the town we love so well

Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
From the dear old streets of Kings Cross to the doors of the I C A
Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
We'll drink the rat's piss, kick the shite
And I'm not going home tonight, yip-ay-aye, yip-ay-aye

From Brixton's lovely boulevards to Hammer Smith's sightly shores
We'll scare the Camden Palace poofs and worry all the whores
There's lechers up in Whitehall and queers in the G L C
And when we've done those bastards in we'll storm the BBC

Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
From Surrey Docks to Somers Town with a K M R I A
Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
We'll drink the rat's piss, kick the shite
And I'm not going home tonight, yip-ay-aye, yip-ay-aye

From five-bob bet in William Hills to a Soho sex-shop dream
From a fried egg in Valtaro's to a Tottenham Court Road ice cream
We'll spew and lurch, get nicked and fixed on the way we'll kill and maim
When you haven't got a penny, boys it's all the bloody same

Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
From Pentonville Road on a sunset eve to the beauty that's Mill Lane
Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
We'll drink the rat's piss, kick the shite
And I'm not going home tonight, yip-ay-aye, yip-ay-aye

This town has done us dirty, this town has bled us dry
We've been here for a long time and we'll be here 'til we die
So we'll finish off the leavings of blood and glue and beer
And burn this bloody city down in the summer of the year

Going transmetropolitan, yip-ay-aye
From Arlington House with a two bob bit to the Scottish shores today
Going transmetropolitan
We'll drink the rat's piss, kick the shite
And I'm not going home tonight, yip-ay-aye, yip-ay-aye, yip-ay-aye


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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][#]   Sally Maclennane [BBC John Peel Show]   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 [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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