Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kirsty MacColl
Vocals
Jem Finer
Banjo
Shane MacGowan
Vocals
James Fearnley
Accordion
Darryl Hunt
Bass Guitar
Terry Woods
Cittern
Andrew Ranken
Drums
Philip Chevron
Guitar
Fiachra Trench
Strings
Spider Stacy
Tin Whistle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jem Finer
Songwriter
Shane MacGowan
Songwriter
James Fearnley
String Arranger
Fiachra Trench
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Dickie
Engineer
Dave Jordan
Engineer
Nick Lacey
Engineer
Paul Scully
Engineer
Roy Spong
Engineer
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Lyrics
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 18 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 playin', 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
The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day
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
The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells are ringing out
For Christmas day
Writer(s): Jeremy Max Finer, Shane Patrick Lysaght Mac-gowan
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