Fairytale of New York

Lyrics

[Intro] It was Christmas Eve, babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me "Won't see another one" And he sang a song "The Rare Old Mountain Dew" I turned my face away And dreamed about you Got a lucky one Came in eighteen to one I've got a feeling This year's for me and you So, happy Christmas I love you, baby I can see a better time When all our dreams come true [Verse 1] They've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold The wind goes right through you, it's no place for the old You first to my hand on that cold Christmas Eve You promised me Broadway was waiting for me You were handsome, you were pretty Queen of New York City When the band started playing, they howled out for more Sinatra was swinging All the drunks, they were singing When we kissed on the corner, then danced through the night [Chorus] The boys from the NYPD choir Were singing Galway Bay And the bells are ringing out For Christmas Day [Verse 2] You're a bum, you're a braggart You've lost all your swagger And the word around town, you ain't much in bed Caught a squirrel 'cause you're nuts You're a kick in the gut Happy Christmas, my arse I pray God it's our last [Chorus] The boys from the NYPD choir Still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas Day [Verse 3] I could have been someone Well, so could anyone You took my dreams from me When I first found you I kept them with me, babe And put them with my own Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you [Chorus] The boys from the NYPD choir Still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas Day