Lyrics The Old Main Drag (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001) - 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
And
I
soon
ended
up
on
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′d
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
or
you'd
beg
There
was
always
lots
of
tuinol
on
the
old
main
drag
One
evening
as
I
was
lying
down
by
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
I
could
escape
from
the
old
main
drag
And
now
I′m
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
Album
The Ultimate Collection (with bonus disc Live At The Brixton Academy)
date of release
05-04-2005
1 A Rainy Night In Soho
2 Sally MacLennane
3 The Irish Rover
4 Dirty Old Town
5 Fairytale of New York
6 Streams of Whiskey
7 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
8 Fiesta
9 The Body Of An American
10 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
11 Repeal of the Licensing Laws
12 Boys from the County Hell
13 The Sunnyside of the Street
14 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Edit)
15 Summer In Siam
16 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
17 London Girl
18 Tuesday Morning
19 White City
20 Hell's Ditch
21 Young Ned Of The Hill
22 Thousands Are Sailing
23 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
24 If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
25 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
26 The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
27 Young Ned of the Hill (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
28 Turkish Song of the Damned (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
29 Rainy Night in Soho (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
30 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
31 Rain Street (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
32 A Pair Of Brown Eyes (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
33 Repeal of the Licensing Laws (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
34 The Old Main Drag (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
35 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
36 Body of an American (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
37 Sally MacLennane (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
38 Lullaby of London (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
39 Dirty Old Town (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
40 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
41 The Sickbed of Cuchulainn (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
42 Fairytale of New York (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
43 Fiesta (Live At The Brixton Academy 2001)
44 The Irish Rover (Live At the Brixton Academy 2001)
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