The Body Of An American-The Pogues

[ti:The Body Of An American] [ar:The Pogues] [al:The Very Best Of The Pogues] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Body Of An American - The Pogues [00:35.30]The cadillac stood by the house and the yanks they were within [00:42.12] [00:43.62]And the tinker boys they hissed advice [00:47.78]Hot wire her with a pin [00:50.61] [00:52.12]Then we turned and shook [00:54.16]As we had a look [00:56.37]In the room where the dead man lay [00:59.18] [01:00.75]So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip [01:04.74]To the shores where his father's laid [01:08.20] [01:09.30]Fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey [01:12.98]There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history [01:16.71]The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky [01:20.53]By five o'clock in the evening every bastard there was pisky [01:24.02]Fare thee well going away [01:26.11]There's nothing left to say [01:27.93]Farewell to New York city boys to Boston and P A [01:31.66]He took them out with a well aimed clout [01:33.96]He was often heard to say [01:35.01]I'm a free born man of the U S A [01:39.20]He fought the champ in Pittsburgh [01:40.76]And he slashed him to the ground [01:42.39] [01:42.92]He took on tiny tartanella and it only went one round [01:46.69]He never had no time for reds [01:48.48]For drink or dice or whores [01:50.30]But he never threw a fight when the fight was right [01:52.53]So they sent him to the war [01:53.99]Fare the well gone away [01:55.92]There's nothing left to say [01:57.86]With Aslénte Joe and Erin go my love's in Americay [02:01.55]They're calling out the Rosary Spanish wine from far away [02:05.03]I'm a free born man of the U S A yeah [02:08.96] [02:27.68]This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you [02:31.19]I remember how I swore [02:32.62]That I'd come back to you one day [02:34.88]And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill [02:38.49]I told you I'd always love you [02:40.19]I always did I always will [02:42.07]Fare thee well gone away there's nothing left to say [02:45.97]Cept to say adieu to your eyes as blue [02:48.01]As the water in the bay [02:49.75]And to big Jim Dwyer the man of wire [02:51.59]Who was often heard to say [02:53.16]I'm a free born man of the U S A [02:56.93]I'm a free born man of the U S A [03:00.64]I'm a free born man of the U S A