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Swagger

by Flogging Molly

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1.
Salty Dog 02:21
I'll wait for you till I turn blue There's nothin' more a man can do Don't get your bollocks in a twist Settle down, don't take a fit Ya drank with demons straight form Hell They almost nearly won as well Ya wiped the floor with victory Then puked until you fell asleep Blackened was the banshee's wail These boot will never fill her jail So you crawled into an empty boat For the Gulf of Mexico Till Cortez came an' when so did you From the ashes charred and blue Smellin' like a Salty Dog Back from Hell where you belong Anarchy, the scourge of every sea The Antichrist aboard a rig With us your cutthroat thieves The ship went down we all near drowned Ya stood there on the deck Till the Spanish came and flogged yer arse And dragged you from the wreck They threw a rope around yer neck To watch you dance the jig of death Then left ya for the starvin' crows Hoverin' like hungry whores One flew down plucked out yer eye The other he had in his sights Ya snarled at him, said leave me be I need the bugger so I can see
2.
Selfish Man 02:54
I don't eat I just devour, everyone in every hour All is me, is all I need and that's all that I care Propelled through all this madness, by your beauty and my sadness I'll never change or rearrange, till I've finished what I've started. And life leads me here It shows me, I have never really loved no one but me Like the time, you slipped through my hands I'll never understand why I'm such a Selfish Man Walk around me not before me I'll pretend not to ignore ye But I'll compromise if I realize you can do something for me I'm ugly and you know it, but you think that I'm a poet So I'll keep the rhyme if I feel in time, it gets me where I'm going And life leads me here It shows me, I have never really loved no one but me Like the time, you slipped through my hands And I'll never understand No I'll never understand, why I'm such a Selfish Man All I heard was an unearthly silence Apart from the violence, explode in my head Where all at once was this moment of beauty No more since it slew me, no never again, again, again No I'll never understand No I'll never understand, why I'm such a Selfish Man
3.
Well I know, I miss more than hit With a face that was launched to sink An' I seldom feel, the bright relief It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday If there's one thing I have said Is that the dreams I once had, now lay in bed As the four winds blow, my wits through the door It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday Fallin' down to you sweet ground Where the flowers they bloom It's there I'll be found Hurry back to me, my wild calling, It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday Though these wounds have seen no wars Except for the scars I have ignored And this endless crutch, well it's never enough It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday Hell says hello, well it's time I should go To pastures green, that I've yet to see Hurry back to me, my wild calling, It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday
4.
Well I've drunk to drown, on every ocean I've been Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen's land Well I drank with the Sultan, down the Suez Canal Cause Every Dog Has Its Day Like every woman, she gets her own way And if there's a ship that sails tonight I'll captain that too, just to be there with you Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule Spillblood Maloney had a head like one too That night on the bridge, with my shovel in hand Well he threatened to kill me, for sure he picked the wrong man Cause Every Dog Has Its Day Like every woman, she gets her own way And if there's a ship that sails tonight I'll captain that too, just to be there with you Well there was mutiny in Lagos, aboard the mean ship Skondi Ten or twelve days in prison, till the bastards set me free McCloskey you're free Cause Every Dog Has Its Day Like every woman, she gets her own way And if there's a ship that sails tonight I'll captain that too, just to be there with you Now I love the sea and she wants me back So I leave this ol' harbor, with the wind at my back Goodbye mother Theresa, I hope the kids settle down I must head for the Chinas, pray to God I don't drown For Every Dog Has Its Day Like every woman, she gets her own way And if there's a ship that sails tonight I'll captain that too Cause Every Dog Has Its Day Like every woman, she gets her own way And if there's a ship that sails tonight I'll captain that too, just to be there with you
5.
Well I kissed the day, I was on my way From those cold gray blocks of stone For seventeen years of squalor filled tears A time now with innocence lost As the sun split the room With its rays filled with gloom Turnin' all hope to despair And the only thing left Was to flee from the nest That was Life In A Tenement Square: I remember the song where the rats sang along And danced for their daily bread While the damp washed the walls That were twenty feet tall Not a child in the house was fed On the porter filled face Of the men left a trace Of the coin they had already spent While our mothers asked God What was Hell ever for When you lived in a Tenement Square Grab what's left of the coal From the ol' cubbyhole These cinders need more to be a fire While the ghosts of the soldiers That lived there before us Laugh with their guns by their side I hear them laugh, with their guns by their side Now politicians they dwell In that forgotten Hell Our misery's been turned into mews Where the fat of the land Now hog, hand-in-hand A crime now of life was ever true As the sun split the room With its rays filled with gloom Turnin' all hope to despair And the only thing left Was to flee from the nest That was Life In A Tenement Square...
6.
Stuck on limbo bridge Where below me ol' Nick grins Then laughs through the chaos of it all Gets up off his chair Spins a jig to my despair He can't wait to count the times where I went wrong Underneath the bush, lay a beggar out of luck On his lips, was a taste he forgets His hopes were filled with sand That he watched fall through his hand Every grain, was a lifetime of regret So go and bow your head and weep For your world won't change while you sleep Yeah, go and bow your head and weep For the summer that was lost, now is gone Fertile Mrs. Moore had thirteen kids But still looked good Till her ol' man jumped leave on a ship She never read a book But by Christ she understood That the meanin' of life Starts in bed So go and bow your head and weep For your world won't change while you sleep Yeah, go and bow your head and weep For the summer that was lost, now is gone Killer Kilbain kicked me senseless everyday I hope that bastard is beneath a head of stone Where I'd dance upon his grave For all the madness I now crave While the scars that remain are still a curse So I'm stuck on a limbo bridge Where below me ol' Nick grins Then laughs through the chaos of it all Gets up off his chair Spins a jig to my despair He can't wait to count the times where I went wrong Yeah, he can't wait to count the times where I went wrong
7.
Here's to you, I sing for my daddy-o As I lay him down to sleep It's been so long, since I lost my daddy-o Hope he's watchin' over me Wednesday night is mornin' now As I'm walkin' in the rain The birds are screaming in my ear Drivin' me insane Half the clouds are empty So the sun burst through the sky The puddles show reflection Of a face about to die Just around the corner, I was goin' round the bend I ran into a staggerin' fool Who said he knew my name He poured himself a whiskey And his face began to glow Two men without an answer Like a dog without a bone Bringin' in the new year As the bells began to ring Fats is in the corner, she's just about to sing Time to get another, before the final shout You should have heard them roarin' When they dragged the bugger out And we'll never see the likes of you again Jimbo came from slummin' town A cold and dreary place To summerland he found himself The sun shun on his face Met a girl called Minnie Pearl Swore she'd always be his girl Happy ever after, till the tide ran out again Pour me all your sorrows And I'll drink till you are dry I'll love you in the mornin' Christ, I'll love ya till you die I'll never leave so never grieve I'll be back before ya know But Jimbo fell into a well And never rambled home Carried all his troubles in an unforgivin' bag Back and forth through painted brick The colours all seemed bland I've traveled all these years, he said To only get this far, so he crossed the street Found a seat, his home is now a bar And we'll never see the likes of you again No we'll never see the likes of you again There must be more to life, than this poxie life All the agro, all the pain So he disappeared into his final beer But the glass was empty, once again, again, again Woke up in an awful state Dreamt I was at Peter's Gate Beggin' for his mercy And the crimes that were at hand He told me he was much amused To see this life I had abused Best be on your way, but have a swig before you go So I'm bringing in the New Year As the bells began to ring Fat's in the corner, she's just about to sing Time to get another, before the final shout You should have heard them roarin' When they dragged the bugger out And we'll never see the likes of you again No we'll never see the likes of you again No we'll never see the likes of you again
8.
I want to believe in myself once again So I dream of a man whose hopes never end To kiss with a girl who's as lovely as you I'd give you my heart, if you gave me the truth And for every tear that is lost from an eye I'd dig me a well where no man could destroy I want to believe in a freedom that's bold But all I remember is the freedom of old Well I lost me a wife, so I found me a plane Flew all the way to California This mess in my head is a mess getting out Ya drink too much coffee, I drink too much stout But after a while, when my mouth's not so dry I'll dance up a storm, sure life's looking fine But as darkness falls, I return to my bed Don't ask me more questions, don't fuck with my head I've been down in this world, down and almost broken Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe I've been down in this world, down and almost broken As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule The buildings they shake but my heart it beats still Oh mother of Jesus, I feel pretty ill I want to go home where my feet both feel safe But there ain't no jobs in the old free state So I must remain in my new adopted land I'm doing the best, Hell I'm doin' all I can So next time you see me, don't ask for my name For I am the King and sure long may I reign I've been down in this world, down and almost broken Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe I've been down in this world, down and almost broken As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule I've been down in this world, down and almost broken Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe I've been down in this world, down and almost broken As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule
9.
Lookin' down through a tide of no return Is a field where the crops no longer grow Parched is the land, strangled an' be damned There for the Grace Of God Go I Down beside where the riverbed sleeps Is a man not knowin' what he should feel Mocked by the wave that beats the waters edge There for the Grace Of God Go I If I ever hurt another like thee again I would drown myself beneath your name Lost was the child, we all once did hide There for the Grace Of God Go I
10.
Her breath began to speak As she stood right in front of me The colour of her eyes Were the colour of insanity Crushed beneath her wave Like a ship, I could not reach her shore We're all just dancers on the Devil's Dance Floor Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, a little more next to me Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Pressed against her face I could feel her insecurity Her mother'd been a drunk And her father was obscurity But nothin' ever came From a life that was a simple one So pull yourself together girl And have a little fun Well she took me by the hand I could see she was a fiery one Her legs ran all the way Up to heaven and past Avalon Tell me somethin' girl, what it is you have in store She said come with me now On the Devil's Dance Floor Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, a little more next to me Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, a little more next to me Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor The apple now is sweet Oh much sweeter than it ought to be Another little bite I don't think there is much hope for me The sweat beneath her brow Travels all the way An' headin' south This bleedin' heart's cryin' Cause there's no way out Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, a little more next to me Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, a little more next to me Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor
11.
It's four in the mornin' Battered and numb A loaded room, an empty gun I whistle a tune, I heard years before The clock started tickin' Where did the time go I danced to the mornin' She called out my name The wind was a howlin' And down came the rain Her arms they caressed me Sweet was her brow She opened my eyes To banish the doubt Wash me down in all of your joy But don't drag me through this again I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's in with the whiskey and out with the gin I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's another day older In These Exiled Years The dew on the ground Blankets the face Cold was the night Gone her embrace For your land of the free Now prisons me To rot in this jail Of lost liberty Wash me down in all of your joy But don't drag me through this again I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's in with the whiskey and out with the gin I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's another day older In These Exiled Years Walk away, watch me as I wave One foot here, but sure the other's in the grave Walk away, walk away I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's in with the whiskey and out with the gin I've heard all your sad songs I can hear It's another day older In These Exiled Years
12.
I'm goin' back to Sentimental Johnny Cause Sentimental Johnny is your man Sunshine or rain, the man's on his game The Chairman of the boards He said Jesus, he walks on water Not like us, he must have been sober Marching away, on top of his lake The Savior of all souls Leave me to die in the wreckage As soon as it burns, I'll be gone I'm goin' back to Sentimental Johnny (what for?) To take in all I can (once more!) To take in all I can (once more!) Well it was back in good ol' 57 When Johnny met Elvis in Memphis Rockin' on sun Where it all begun A story yet to end And by this time, we're drinkin' up a fever And in me, he has a true believer If only I could, just for one word To live it all again Leave me to die in the wreckage As soon as it burns, I'll be gone I'm goin' back to Sentimental Johnny (what for?) To take in all I can (once more!) To take in all I can (once more!) Rio, why don't you meet me down in Rio: again Down in Rio, the carnival it never ends Down in Rio, we'll find a perfect world in Rio: again Down in Rio, where the women still love their men Well Johnny, it's two in the mornin' Don't you think, it's time we should go Back to our millions of records we love Back to our sad little homes That was the last time I saw him Never, no never no more I wonder did Jesus, came to redeem him Save poor Johnny's ol' soul I wonder did Jesus, come to redeem him Save poor Johnny's ol' soul Leave me to die in the wreckage As soon as it burns, I'll be gone I'm goin' back to Sentimental Johnny (what for?) To take in all I can (once more!) To take in all I can (once more!)
13.
Well I worked on the railroad For t'pence a day Drank down one penny The other I'd save I hammered and I hammered For God knows how long Well into madness, with each setting sun I put my head down and I dreamt you were here With me by the ol' tree, where no one could care Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys Away from ya now I'm lyin' with my sweetheart In her arms I'll be found Then the sun belched upon me You were no longer here Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm The ashes were fallin' Like the snow drops of old We came to a mountain Dynamite and she'll blow A big hole in that rock Like the one in my soul Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys Away from ya now I'm lyin' with my sweetheart In her arms I'll be found We buried four workmen They dug themselves well From four empty coffins, to four early graves They're only paddys, just paddys Don't dig them too deep You'll need all your strength boys And they're replaced easily With the heat I was melting Into your sweet lips Ah, your kiss takes me back Takes me back from all this Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys Away from ya now I'm lyin' with my sweetheart In her arms I'll be found Someone said it was Christmas But not a tree was in sight The only thing growin' was my will to die Till the gaffer said 'men, your work here is done' I said 'I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for' Never again, will I smell your sweet dream But a pissed stained ol' gutter where: You lips used to be Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys Away from ya now I'm lyin' with my sweetheart In her arms I'll be found

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