The Pogues - The Old Main Drag
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Uploaded by SwindonByf on Jun 17, 2008
BBC radio session 1985
When I first came to London I was
only sixteen
With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag
I went down to the dilly to check out the scene
But I soon ended up upon the old main drag
There the he-males and the she-males paraded in style
And the old man with the money would flash you a smile
In the dark of an alley you'd work for a fiver
For a swift one off the wrist down on the old main drag
In the cold winter nights the old town it was chill
But there were boys in the cafes who'd give you cheap pills
If you didn't have the money you'd cajole and you'd beg
There was always lots of tuinol on the old main drag
One evening as I was lying down by Leicester Square
I was picked up by the coppers and kicked in the balls
Between the metal doors at Vine Street I was beaten and mauled
And they ruined my good looks for the old main drag
In the tube station the old ones who were on the way out
Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout
And the coppers would come along and push them about
And I wished I could escape from the old main drag
And now I'm lying here I've had too much booze
I've been shat on and spat on and raped and abused
I know that I am dying and I wish I could beg
For some money to take me from the old main drag
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only shane mcg could write this great tune ! can anyone sing this like shane mcg ?
i dont think so..
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@JOJO22858 true,and a great movie it was.
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@JOJO22858 One of my fav movies!
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I wish I could escape myself...Shane is a God!!!
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Possibile che mi ricordi "Contessa" dei MCR?
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perfetc ...in the style of Dylan, Lou Reed and especially Tom Waits
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@JOJO22858 Awesome film!
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One of my all-time favorite Irish dirges. It was also the end credit song for the
fantastic 1991 film "My Own Private Idaho" starring the late, great River
Phoenix.
4 months ago 7
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"cajole"....brilliant usage
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@MegaPaddyo - One of your favourites of how many songs about male prostitution? 10 world-wide since the dawn of mankind? LOL.
5 months ago 2
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a masterpiece!
thank you.
marisel76 3 years ago 20
another ignorant kid on youtube. dont get pissed off cos you dont understand something mate.
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