It was Christmas Eve, babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me
Won't see another one
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
[Verse 2: Shane MacGowan]
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen-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
[Verse 3: Kirsty MacColl]
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
[Verse 4: Kirsty MacColl & Shane MacGowan & Together]
You were handsome!
You were pretty, Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks, they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
[Chorus: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing, "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas Day
[Verse 5: Kirsty MacColl & Shane MacGowan]
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
[Chorus: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing, "Galway Bay"
And the bells are ringing out
For Christmas Day
[Verse 6: Kirsty MacColl & Shane MacGowan]
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
[Outro: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing, "Galway Bay"
And the bells are ringing out
For Christmas Day
Bilo je Badnje veče, babe
U pijance
Jedan starac mi je rekao:
Neće vidjeti još jedan
A onda je pjevao pjesmu
The Rare Old Mountain Dew '
Okrenuo sam lice u stranu
I sanjao o tebi
[Verse 2: Shane MacGowan]
Imate na sretnik
Došao u osamnaest-na-jedan
Imam osjećaj
Ove godine je za mene i vas
Dakle, Happy Christmas
Volim te bebo
Vidim bolje vrijeme
Kada se sve svoje snove
[Verse 3: Kirsty MacColl]
Imaju automobila velik kao barovi, imaju rijeke zlata
Ali vjetar prolazi kroz tebe, to nije mjesto za stare
Kada ste prvi put uzeo moju ruku na hladnom Badnjak
Obećao si mi Broadway me je čekao
[Stih 4: Kirsty MacColl i Shane MacGowan i zajedno]
Bili ste zgodni!
Bili ste prilično, Queen of New York City
Kada je bend završio igrajući
Oni zavijao out za više
Sinatra se ljuljala
Svi pijanci, oni su pjevali
Ljubili smo se na uglu
Onda igrali preko noći
[Chorus: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
Momci iz NYPD hora
Pevali ", Galway Bay"
A zvona zvone od
Za Božić
[Stih 5: Kirsty MacColl i Shane MacGowan]
Ti si propalica, ti si punk
Ti si stara drolja na junk
Ležao gotovo mrtav na drip u tom krevetu
Vi ološ, ti crvu
Možete jeftin, loš peder
Sretan Božić, dupe
Molim se Bogu da nam je zadnja
[Chorus: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
Momci iz NYPD hora
Ipak peva ", Galway Bay"
I zvona zvone od
Za Božić
[Stih 6: Kirsty MacColl i Shane MacGowan]
Mogao sam bio neko
Pa, može bilo ko
Uzeo si mi snove od mene
Kada sam prvi put te našao
Stalno sam ih sa mnom, dušo
Stavio sam ih sa mojim
ne mogu učiniti sve to sama
Sam izgradio svoje snove oko vas
[Outro: Shane Macgowan & Kirsty MacColl]
Momci iz NYPD hora
Ipak peva ", Galway Bay"
I zvona zvone od
Za Božić