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The Body of an American
The Pogues
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The Cadillac stood by the house
And the yanks, they were within
And the tinker boys, they hissed advice
"Hot-wire her with a pin"
We turned and shook as we had a look
In the room where the dead men lay
So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip
To the land where his fathers laid
15 minutes later, we had our first taste of whiskey
There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history
The men all started telling jokes, the women they got frisky
Five o'clock in the evening, every bastard there was piskey
Fare thee well (going away, there's nothing left to say)
Farewell to New York City boys, to Boston and PA
He took them out with a well-aimed clout, and we often heard him say
"I'm a free born man of the USA"
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
He took on Tiny Tartanella, it only went one round
He never had no time for reds, for drink or dice or whores
He never threw a fight when the fight was right
So they sent him to the war
Fare the well, gone away, there's nothing left to say
With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary, Spanish wine from far away
I'm a free born man of the USA
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This morning on the harbour, when I said goodbye to you
I remember how I told you, I'd come back to you one day
As the sunset came to meet, the evening on the hill
I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will
Fare thee well, gone away, there's nothing left to say
But to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay
To big Jim Dwyer, the man of wire who was often heard to say
"I'm a free born man of the USA"
A free born man of the USA
A free born man of the USA
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