Katie Melua and The Pogues: Fairytale of New York

It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling
This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true

They've got cars big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night

The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God it's our last

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you

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[realmusicfan7]

shane and ozzy osbourne should do a song together simply called why am i still alive

[VCM4EVA]

At 2.46mins is he spitting out his last tooth? lol

[saladfork8]

Langvlegselnooi -If you don't get it they've already gotten to you.

[worldcupfever]

@Langvlegselnooi You should probably stop listening to music if you call Shane Magowan a joke.

[Langvlegselnooi]

Is this a joke or what. Who is this guy????!!!!

[Psykel]

Shane is just really, REALLY in character for the song. It's about a drunk irish man sleeping it off in the drunk tank after all.

[onetwothree12374]

its not bad, almost lovely actually once they get in their stride. Merry Crimbo!

[BeyoTheQ]

Gosh...it was 5 years ago???

[XxAmyDXx123]

all da haters of di video if ya av sumthn bad ta say dnt say ih at al

[XxAmyDXx123]

who ever isnt from ireland ye wnt gt ih :L :L and so wah f he has no teeth who reli cares. merry xmass guys :D

[TheTommo514]

I dont see the problem.... when everyone sings it in the pub late at night this is exactly how it sounds lol its meant to be sung when drunk isnt it? So that makes this the best version ever lol ;) Merry Christmas all!