The Body Of An American-The Pogues

[ti:The Body Of An American] [ar:The Pogues] [al:Rum Sodomy & The Lash (Expanded)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Body Of An American - The Pogues [00:35.89]The cadillac stood by the house [00:38.19] [00:39.41]And the yanks they were within [00:41.31] [00:43.92]And the tinker boys they hissed advice [00:46.72] [00:48.11]'Hot wire her with a pin' [00:49.91] [00:52.48]Then we turned and shook as we had a look [00:55.47] [00:56.74]In the room where the dead man lay [00:58.85] [01:00.95]So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip [01:03.97] [01:05.27]To the shores where his father's laid [01:07.55] [01:09.65]Fifteen minutes later [01:10.43] [01:11.21]We had our first taste of whiskey [01:12.50]There was uncles giving lectures [01:15.13]On ancient Irish history [01:17.05]The men all started telling jokes [01:18.98]And the women they got frisky [01:21.01]BY five o'clock in the evening correction this line [01:23.24]Starts with BY not AT [01:24.68]Every bastard there was pisky [01:26.40]Fare thee well going away [01:27.76]There's nothing left to say [01:28.59]Farewell to New York City boys [01:30.11]To Boston and PA [01:31.38]He took them out [01:33.33]With a well aimed clout [01:34.19]He was often heard to say [01:35.56]I'm a free born man of the USA [01:37.93] [01:39.43]He fought the champ in Pittsburgh [01:41.22]And he slashed him to the ground [01:43.22]He took on Tiny Tartanella [01:44.23]And it only went one round [01:46.21] [01:46.79]He never had no time for reds [01:48.62]For drink or dice or whores [01:50.00] [01:50.62]But he never threw a fight [01:52.26]When the fight was right [01:53.17]So they sent him to the war [01:54.51]Fare the well gone away [01:56.11]There's nothing left to say [01:58.10]With a slnte Joe and Erin go [01:59.97]My love's in Amerikay [02:01.73]They're calling out the rosary [02:03.61]Spanish wine from far away [02:04.70] [02:05.33]I'm a free born man of the USA [02:07.20] [02:27.92]This morning on the harbour [02:29.00]When I said goodbye to you [02:30.82] [02:31.43]I remember how I swore [02:32.79]That I'd come back to you one day [02:34.45] [02:35.15]And as the sunset came to meet [02:36.80]The evening on the hill [02:38.06] [02:38.86]I told you I'd always love you [02:40.74]I always did I always will [02:42.52]Fare thee well gone away [02:43.92]There's nothing left to say [02:45.63] [02:46.31]'Cept to say adieu [02:47.59]To your eyes as blue [02:48.78]As the water in the bay [02:50.08]And to big Jim Dwyer [02:51.22]The man of wire [02:52.42] [02:52.99]Who was often heard to say [02:54.46]I'm a free born man of the USA [02:56.53] [02:57.30]I'm a free born man of the USA [02:59.66] [03:00.89]I'm a free born man of the USA