Boat Train Lyrics

 (Shane MacGowan)  
  
 I met with
And I shook him by the hand  
 He said "Hold me up for Chrissake  
 For I can hardly stand"
 The most disgraceful journey 
 On which I've ever been
 The last time that I travelled on  
 The Boat Train
  
 I had a couple of drinks in town
 A few more at the port 
 I puked up on the gangway 
 But some kind folks helped me board
 They helped me to a table 
 Poured whiskey down my throat
 They sat me at a table 
 And I lost my watch and coat 
  
 First we drank some whiskey  
 Then we drank some gin 
 Then we drank tequila  
 I think that's what did me in
 Then we drank some brandy 
 And the women had a dance 
 The steward then announced
 That we could play the game of "chance"  
  
 We crowded round the table
 With our money in our hands  
 I ended up on the other side 
 Without a penny in my pants  
 I woke up in the toilet
 When we got to Holyhead
 The doors were all a-banging 
 And I wished that I was dead 
  
 We got on board the train 
 And then we had a drink or two  
 Started playing poker  
 But the booze ran out at Crewe  
 Some people started sleeping 
 Others looked for duty free  
 Some bastard started singing 
 "The little cottage by the Lee" 
 He then sang "Paper Roses"
 "Boolavogue" "Eileen Aru" 
 Somebody started slagging off
 The Pakis and the Jews 
  
 First I found some whiskey
 Then I found some gin  
 I sat down in the corner  
 And I read the Daily News 
 First I drank the whiskey 
 Then I drank the gin
 I tried to make the toilet
 And I broke my fuckin shin
 Next thing that I knew 
 I was in London in the rain  
 Staggering up the platform
 Off the Boat Train