POGUES - Boat Train lyrics

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I met with napper tandy<br>And I shook him by the hand<br>He said hold me up for chrissake<br>For I can hardly stand<br>The most disgraceful journey<br>On which I've ever been<br>The last time that I travelled on<br>The boat train<br><br>I had a couple of drinks in town<br>A few more at the port<br>I puked up on the gangway<br>But some kind folks helped me board<br>They helped me to a table<br>Poured whiskey down my throat<br>They sat me at a table<br>And I lost my watch and coat<br><br>First we drank some whiskey<br>Then we drank some gin<br>Then we drank tequila<br>I think that's what did me in<br>Then we drank some brandy<br>And the women had a dance<br>The steward then announced<br>That we could play the game of chance<br><br>We crowded round the table<br>With our money in our hands<br>I ended up on the other side<br>Without a penny in my pants<br>I woke up in the toilet<br>When we got to holyhead<br>The doors were all a-banging<br>And I wished that I was dead<br><br>Then we went through customs<br>A couple of credited thugs<br>First they looked for [bombs] and joints<br>Then they looked for drugs<br>Stuck a flashlight up my ass<br>Told us where there's jobs<br>Said fuck off now paddy<br>So I headed for [the s]moke<br>On the boat train<br><br>(or then we went through customs<br>With a couple of crazy thugs<br>First they looked for [bombs] and joints<br>Then they looked for drugs<br>Stuck a flashlight up my ass<br>Told some irish jokes<br>Said fuck off now, paddy<br>So I headed for [the s]moke<br>On the boat train )<br><br>We got on board the train<br>And then we had a drink or two<br>Started playing poker<br>But the booze ran out at crewe<br>Some people started sleeping<br>Others looked for duty free<br>Some bastard started singing<br>The little cottage by the lee<br>He then sang paper roses<br>Boolavogue eileen aru<br>Somebody started slagging off<br>The pakis and the jews<br><br>First I found some whiskey<br>Then I found some gin<br>I sat down in the corner<br>And I read the daily news<br>First I drank the whiskey<br>Then I drank the gin<br>I tried to make the toilet<br>And I broke my fuckin shin<br>Next thing that I knew<br>I was in london in the rain<br>Staggering up the platform<br>Off the boat train