Lyrics The Old Main Drag (BBC Janice Long Show July 3rd 1985) - The Pogues
When
I
first
came
to
London
I
was
only
sixteen
With
a
fiver
in
my
pocket
and
my
ole
dancing
bag
I
went
down
to
the
dilly
to
check
out
the
scene
But
I
soon
ended
up
upon
the
old
main
drag
There
the
he-males
and
the
she-males
paraded
in
style
And
the
old
man
with
the
money
would
flash
you
a
smile
In
the
dark
of
an
alley
you
would
work
for
a
five
For
a
swift
one
off
the
wrist
down
on
the
old
main
drag
In
the
cold
winter
nights
the
old
town
it
was
chill
But
there
were
boys
in
the
cafes
who′d
give
you
cheap
pills
If
you
didn't
have
the
money
you′d
cajole
and
you'd
beg
There
was
always
lots
of
tuinol
on
the
old
main
drag
One
evening
as
I
was
lying
down
in
Leicester
Square
I
was
picked
up
by
the
coppers
and
kicked
in
the
balls
Between
the
metal
doors
at
Vine
Street
I
was
beaten
and
mauled
And
they
ruined
my
good
looks
for
the
old
main
drag
In
the
tube
station
the
old
ones
who
were
on
the
way
out
Would
dribble
and
vomit
and
grovel
and
shout
And
the
coppers
would
come
along
and
push
them
about
And
I
wished
they
could
escape
from
the
old
main
drag
And
now
I
am
lying
here
I've
had
too
much
booze
I′ve
been
spat
on
and
shat
on
and
raped
and
abused
I
know
that
I
am
dying
and
I
wish
I
could
beg
For
some
money
to
take
me
from
the
old
main
drag

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