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