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It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
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An old man said to me, won't see another one
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And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
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I turned my face away And dreamed about you
[Verse 2]
C# F#
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
C# G#
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
C# F#
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
C# G# C#
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
[Verse 3]
C#
They've got cars
G#
Big as bars
A#m F#
They've got rivers of gold
C#
But the wind goes right through you
G#
It's no place for the old
C# A#m
When you first took my hand
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On a cold Christmas Eve
C#
You promised me
G# C#
Broadway was waiting for me
[Verse 4]
C#
You were handsome
You were pretty
G#
Queen of New York City
C# F#
When the band finished playing
G# C#
They howled out for more
C#
Sinatra was swinging
G#
All the drunks they were singing
C# F#
We kissed on the corner
G# C#
Then danced through the night
[Hook]
F# G#
The boys of the NYPD choir
C# A#m
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
C# F#
And the bells were ringing
G# C#
Out for Christmas day
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
C#
You're a bum
G#
You're a punk
A#m F#
You're an old slut on junk
C#
Living there almost dead
G#
on a drip In that bed
C#
You scum bag
You maggot
G#
You cheap lousy faggot
C# F#
Happy Christmas your arse
G#
I pray God
C#
It's our last
[Hook]
F# G#
The boys of the NYPD choir
C# A#m
Still singing `Galway Bay`
C# F#
And the bells are ringing
G# C#
Out for Christmas Day
[Verse 6]
C# F#
I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
C# G#
You took my dreams From me when I first found you
C# F#
I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
C# G# C#
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you
[Hook]
F# G#
The boys of the NYPD choir
C# A#m
Still Singing `Galway Bay`
C# F#
And the bells are ringing