The Rake At The Gates Of Hell-The Pogues

[ti:The Rake At The Gates Of Hell] [ar:The Pogues] [al:Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say... PogueMahone!!] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Rake At The Gates Of Hell - The Pogues [00:19.36]I'll be with them asleep or dreaming [00:21.07]I'll be there when they wake up screaming [00:23.11]At the hour of death i will nurse them [00:25.33]To have a moment more to curse them [00:27.18]Watch the maggots crawl out of them [00:28.97]Hear the angels call above them [00:31.10]Watch them as the cold air sucks them [00:33.45]Down to hell good night good luck [00:35.01]Then if any should escape above me [00:36.94]Beg and cheat until they trust me [00:39.14]Drag them down to be damned with me [00:41.21]Laugh at them as they forgive me [00:42.97]Mothers eyes are sparking diamonds [00:44.82]Still the moon shows no likeness [00:46.85]Roses wither may god deliver the rake [00:48.80]At the gates of hell tonight [00:50.71] [01:13.31]I wish that they could walk forever [01:15.24]On the earth alone unfettered [01:17.14]Until they pray for consummation [01:18.76]Until they beg for sweat damnation [01:20.88]Then i'll come and bring them water [01:22.86]Bring them hope bring them laughter [01:24.35] [01:24.87]Raise their hopes both sad and sunken [01:26.80]Slash them up as they lie there drunken [01:28.60]Push them down into the fowl mud [01:30.57]Until they choke up on their own blood [01:32.63]Drag them out before their last breath [01:34.73]To take away the mercy of death [01:36.48]Mothers eyes are sparking diamonds [01:38.30]Still the moon shows no likeness [01:40.45]Roses wither may god deliver the rake [01:42.68]At the gates of hell tonight [01:44.19] [01:59.39]Mothers eyes are sparking diamonds [02:00.74]Still the moon shows no likeness [02:02.89]Roses wither may god deliver the rake [02:05.18]At the gates of hell tonight [02:06.74]Mothers eyes are sparking diamonds [02:08.59]Still the moon shows no likeness [02:10.52]Roses wither may god deliver the rake [02:12.70]At the gates of hell tonight