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***Boat Train - by Shane MacGowan from the albums "Peace & Love" Boat Train - as perfomed by The Pogues
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FI met with Napper Tandy And I shook him by the hand He said "BbHold me up for FChrissake For CI can haFrdly stand" The Bbmost disgraFceful journey On which CI've ever Fbeen The Bblast time that I Ftravelled on The CBoat Train
I Fhad a couple of drinks in town A few more at the port I Bbpuked up on the Fgangway But some Ckind folks helpFed me board They Bbhelped me to a Ftable Poured Cwhiskey down my Fthroat They Bbsat me at a Ftable And I Clost my watch and coat
BbFirst we dFrank some whiskey BbThen we drank some Fgin BbThen we drFank tequila I think Dmthat's what dCid me in BbThen we drFank some brandy And the Bbwomen had a Fdance The Bbsteward then anFnounced That we could Dmplay the game of "Cchance"
We Fcrowded round the table With our money in our hands I Bbended up on the Fother side Without a Cpenny in my Fpants I Bbwoke up in the Ftoilet When we Cgot to HolyFhead The Bbdoors were all a-Fbanging And I Cwished that I was dead
BbThen we wenFt through customs BbWith a coupleF of crazy thugs BbFirst they looked for Fbombs and joints DmThen they lCooked for drugs BbStuck a fFlashlight up my ass BbTold sFome Irish jokes BbSaid "FuckF off now, Paddy" So I Dmheaded for [The S]Cmoke
On the Booooooooaaaaaaaaat Train
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We Fgot on board the train And then we had a drink or two BbStarteFd playing poker But the Cbooze ran out at FCrewe Some Bbpeople started Fsleeping Others Clooked for duty Ffree Some Bbbastard started Fsinging "The little Ccottage by the Lee"
He Bbthen sang "Paper FRoses" "BooBblavogue" "Eileen ArFu" SomeBbbody started Fslagging off The DmPakis and the CJews BbFirst I found some Fwhiskey BbThen I found some Fgin I Bbsat down in the Fcorner And I Dmread the Daily CNews BbFirst I drank the Fwhiskey BbThen I drank the Fgin I Bbtried to make the Ftoilet And I Dmbroke my fuckin Cshin BbNext thing that I Fknew I was in BbLondon in the Frain StBbaggering up the Fplatform Off the Dm BooooCoooaaaaaaat Train
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***Version 2*** by Kristoffer Ekman Capo 1st fret Intro |E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|B ||
I Emet with NappAer Tandy andE I shook him by the hand HeA said holdE me up forB ChristE sake for I can hardly stand The Amost disgrEaceful jourBney on thaEt I've ever been The Alast time Ethat I travelleBd on the Boat Train
I had a couple of drinks in town and a few more at the port I puked up on the gangway but some kind folks helped me board They sat me at a table poured whiskey down my throat They sat me at a table and I lost my watch and coat
AFirst we Edrank sAome whiskey thEen we drank some gin AThen Ewe drank Atequila I think thatB's what did me in AThen we Edrank some brAandy and theE women had a dance The Asteward Ethen annBounced that we could play the game of chance
We crowded round the table with our money in our hands I ended up on the other side without a penny in my pants I woke up in the toilet when we got to Holyhead The doors were all a-banging and I wished that I was dead Then it was the customs they called their bloody dogs First they went for booze of course then they looked for drugs Stabbed a flashlight up my ass told us all their jokes Sid fell over paddy so I've had it for the smoke on the Boat Train Inst ||:E A|E A|E A|E A:|| |E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|B || We got on board the train and then we had a drink or two Started playing poker but the booze ran out at Crewe Some people started sleeping others looked for duty free Some bastard started singing the little cottage by the Lee He then sang Paper Roses Boolavogue Eileen Aru Somebody started slagging off the Pakis and the Jews First I found some whiskey then I found some gin I sat down in the corner and I read the Daily News First I drank the whiskey then I drank the gin I tried to make the toilet and I broke my fucking shin Next thing that I knew I was in London in the rain Staggering up the platform off the Boat Train Outro |E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E A|B |E ||