Lyrics and translation The Pogues - Rain Street (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
The
church
bell
rings
Les
cloches
de
l'église
sonnent
An
old
drunk
sings
Un
vieux
poivrot
chante
A
young
girl
hocks
her
wedding
ring
Une
jeune
fille
vend
sa
bague
de
mariage
Down
on
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
Down
the
alley
the
icewagon
flew
Dans
la
ruelle,
le
chariot
à
glace
a
volé
Picked
up
a
stiff
that
was
turning
blue
A
ramassé
un
raide
qui
devenait
bleu
The
local
kids
were
sniffin′
glue
Les
gamins
du
quartier
sniffent
de
la
colle
Not
much
else
for
a
kid
to
do
Pas
grand-chose
d'autre
à
faire
pour
un
gamin
Down
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
Father
McGreer
buys
an
ice
cold
beer
Père
McGreer
achète
une
bière
bien
fraîche
And
a
short
for
Father
Loyola
Et
un
court
pour
Père
Loyola
Father
Joe's
got
the
clap
again
Père
Joe
a
encore
la
vérole
He′s
drinking
Coca-Cola
Il
boit
du
Coca-Cola
Down
on
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
Bless
me
Father
I
have
sinned
Béni
moi
Père,
j'ai
péché
I
got
pissed
and
I
got
pinned
Je
me
suis
saoulé
et
j'ai
été
cloué
And
God
can't
help
the
state
I'm
in
Et
Dieu
ne
peut
pas
m'aider
dans
l'état
où
je
suis
Down
on
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
There′s
a
Tesco
on
the
sacred
ground
Il
y
a
un
Tesco
sur
le
terrain
sacré
Where
I
pulled
her
knickers
down
Où
je
lui
ai
descendu
la
culotte
While
Judas
took
his
measly
price
Pendant
que
Judas
prenait
son
maigre
prix
And
St
Anthony
gazed
in
awe
at
Christ
Et
Saint
Antoine
regardait
avec
admiration
le
Christ
Down
on
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
I
gave
my
love
a
goodnight
kiss
J'ai
donné
à
ma
chérie
un
baiser
de
bonne
nuit
I
tried
to
take
a
late
night
piss
J'ai
essayé
de
faire
une
pisse
de
nuit
But
the
toiled
moved
so
again
I
missed
Mais
les
toilettes
ont
bougé,
alors
j'ai
encore
raté
Down
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
I
sat
on
the
floor
and
watched
TV
Je
me
suis
assis
sur
le
sol
et
j'ai
regardé
la
télé
Thanking
Christ
for
the
BBC
Remerciant
le
Christ
pour
la
BBC
A
stupid
fucking
place
to
be
Un
endroit
stupide
où
être
Down
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
I
took
my
Eileen
by
the
hand
J'ai
pris
ma
Eileen
par
la
main
Walk
with
me
was
her
command
Promene-toi
avec
moi,
c'était
son
ordre
I
dreamt
we
were
walking
on
the
strand
J'ai
rêvé
que
nous
marchions
sur
la
plage
Down
Rain
Street
En
bas
de
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
That
night
Rain
Street
went
on
for
miles
Ce
soir-là,
la
rue
de
la
Pluie
s'étendait
sur
des
kilomètres
That
night
on
Rain
Street
somebody
smiled
Ce
soir-là,
dans
la
rue
de
la
Pluie,
quelqu'un
a
souri
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Album
The Ultimate Collection (with bonus disc Live At The Brixton Academy) date of release
05-04-2005
1
The Old Main Drag (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
2 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
3 Body of an American (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
4 The Irish Rover
5 Sally MacLennane (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
6 Lullaby of London (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
7 Dirty Old Town (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
8 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
9 The Sickbed of Cuchulainn (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
10 Fairytale of New York
11 Fairytale of New York (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
12 Fiesta (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
13 If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
14 The Irish Rover (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
15 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
16 Young Ned Of The Hill
17 Sally MacLennane
18 Dirty Old Town
19 A Rainy Night In Soho
20 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
21 The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
22 Streams of Whiskey
23 Young Ned of the Hill (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
24 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
25 Turkish Song of the Damned (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
26 Fiesta
27 Rainy Night in Soho (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
28 The Body Of An American
29 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
30 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
31 Repeal of the Licensing Laws
32 Boys from the County Hell
33 The Sunnyside of the Street
34 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Edit)
35 Summer In Siam
36 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
37 Rain Street (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
38 London Girl
39 Tuesday Morning
40 White City
41 A Pair Of Brown Eyes (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
42 Hell's Ditch
43 Thousands Are Sailing
44 Repeal of the Licensing Laws (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
2 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
3 Body of an American (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
4 The Irish Rover
5 Sally MacLennane (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
6 Lullaby of London (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
7 Dirty Old Town (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
8 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
9 The Sickbed of Cuchulainn (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
10 Fairytale of New York
11 Fairytale of New York (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
12 Fiesta (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
13 If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
14 The Irish Rover (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
15 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
16 Young Ned Of The Hill
17 Sally MacLennane
18 Dirty Old Town
19 A Rainy Night In Soho
20 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
21 The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
22 Streams of Whiskey
23 Young Ned of the Hill (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
24 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
25 Turkish Song of the Damned (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
26 Fiesta
27 Rainy Night in Soho (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
28 The Body Of An American
29 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
30 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
31 Repeal of the Licensing Laws
32 Boys from the County Hell
33 The Sunnyside of the Street
34 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Edit)
35 Summer In Siam
36 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
37 Rain Street (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
38 London Girl
39 Tuesday Morning
40 White City
41 A Pair Of Brown Eyes (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
42 Hell's Ditch
43 Thousands Are Sailing
44 Repeal of the Licensing Laws (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
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