Lyrics and translation The Pogues - Waxie's Dargle
(The
Pogues′
Version)
(Version
des
Pogues)
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Says
my
aul'
wan
to
your
aul′
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"Will
ye
go
to
the
Waxies
dargle?"
"Tu
viendras
au
dargle
du
Waxie
?"
Says
your
aul'
wan
to
my
aul'
wan,
Dit
ta
vieille
à
ma
vieille
"I
haven′t
got
a
farthing.
"Je
n′ai
pas
le
sou.
I
went
up
to
Monto
town
Je
suis
allé
en
ville
à
Monto
To
see
Uncle
McArdle
Voir
mon
oncle
McArdle
But
he
wouldn′t
give
me
a
half
a
crown
Mais
il
ne
m′a
pas
donné
de
pièce
de
deux
shillings
et
demi
For
to
go
to
the
Waxies
dargle."
Pour
aller
au
dargle
du
Waxie."
What
will
ya
have?!
Que
veux-tu
boire ?
I'll
have
a
pint!
Je
prends
une
pinte
!
I′ll
have
a
pint
with
you,
Sir!
Je
prendrai
une
pinte
avec
toi,
monsieur
!
And
if
one
of
ya'
doesn′t
order
soon
Et
si
l'un
de
vous
ne
commande
pas
bientôt
We'll
be
chucked
out
of
the
boozer!
On
va
se
faire
jeter
dehors
du
troquet !
Says
my
aul′
wan
to
your
aul'
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"Will
ye
go
to
the
Galway
races?"
"Tu
viendras
aux
courses
de
Galway
?"
Says
your
aul'
wan
to
my
aul′
wan,
Dit
ta
vieille
à
ma
vieille
"I′ll
hawk
me
aul'
man′s
braces.
"Je
vendrai
les
bretelles
de
mon
vieux."
I
went
up
to
Capel
Street
Je
suis
allé
dans
Capel
Street
To
the
Jewish
moneylenders
Chez
les
prêteurs
juifs
But
he
wouldn't
give
me
a
couple
of
bob
Mais
ils
ne
m′ont
pas
prêté
deux
sous
For
the
aul′
man's
red
suspenders."
Sur
les
bretelles
rouges
de
mon
vieux."
Chorus
Refrain
Says
my
aul′
wan
to
your
aul'
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"We
got
no
beef
or
mutton
"On
n'a
pas
de
bœuf
ni
de
mouton
If
we
went
up
to
Monto
town
Si
on
va
en
ville
à
Monto
We
might
get
a
drink
for
nuttin'"
On
trouvera
peut-être
à
boire
gratis."
Here′s
a
nice
piece
of
advice
Voici
un
bon
conseil
I
got
from
an
aul′
fishmonger:
Que
m'a
donné
un
vieux
poissonnier :
"When
food
is
scarce
and
you
see
the
hearse
"Quand
la
bouffe
se
fait
rare
et
que
tu
vois
l'corbillard
You'll
know
you
have
died
of
hunger."
C'est
que
t'es
mort
de
faim."
Chorus
x2
Refrain
x2
(Waxie′s
Dargle)
(Le
dargle
de
Waxie)
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Says
my
aul'
wan
to
your
aul′
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"Will
ye
come
to
the
Waxies
dargle?"
"Tu
viendras
au
dargle
du
Waxie
?"
Says
your
aul'
wan
to
my
aul′
wan,
Dit
ta
vieille
à
ma
vieille
"Sure
I
haven't
got
a
farthing.
"C'est
sûr,
j'ai
pas
le
sou.
I've
just
been
down
to
Monto
town
Je
viens
d'aller
en
ville
à
Monto
To
see
Uncle
McArdle
Voir
mon
oncle
McArdle
But
he
didn′t
have
half
a
crown
Mais
il
n'avait
pas
de
pièce
de
deux
shillings
et
demi
For
to
go
to
the
Waxies
dargle."
Pour
aller
au
dargle
du
Waxie."
What
are
ye
having,
will
ye
have
a
pint?
Qu'est-ce
que
tu
prends,
tu
prends
une
pinte ?
Yes,
I′ll
have
a
pint
with
you,
sir,
Oui,
je
prends
une
pinte
avec
toi,
monsieur
And
if
one
of
us
doesn't
order
soon
Et
si
l'un
de
nous
ne
commande
pas
bientôt
We′ll
be
thrown
out
of
the
boozer.
On
va
se
faire
jeter
dehors
du
troquet.
Says
my
aul'
wan
to
your
aul′
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"Will
ye
come
to
the
Galway
races?"
"Tu
viendras
aux
courses
de
Galway
?"
Says
your
aul'
wan
to
my
aul′
wan,
Dit
ta
vieille
à
ma
vieille
"With
the
price
of
my
aul'
lad's
braces.
"Avec
les
bretelles
de
mon
vieux.
I
went
down
to
Capel
Street
Je
suis
allé
dans
Capel
Street
To
the
Jew
man
moneylenders
Chez
les
prêteurs
juifs
But
they
wouldn′t
give
me
a
couple
of
bob
on
Mais
ils
ne
m′ont
pas
prêté
deux
sous
My
aul′
lad's
suspenders."
Sur
les
bretelles
de
mon
vieux."
Chorus
Refrain
Says
my
aul′
wan
to
your
aul'
wan
Dit
ma
vieille
à
ta
vieille
"We
have
no
beef
or
mutton
"On
a
pas
de
bœuf
ni
de
mouton
But
if
we
go
down
to
Monto
town
Mais
si
on
va
en
ville
à
Monto
We
might
get
a
drink
for
nuttin′"
On
trouvera
peut-être
à
boire
gratis"
Here's
a
piece
of
good
advice
Voici
un
bon
conseil
I
got
from
an
aul′
fishmonger:
Que
m'a
donné
un
vieux
poissonnier :
"When
food
is
scarce
and
you
see
the
hearse
"Quand
la
bouffe
se
fait
rare
et
que
tu
vois
l'corbillard
You'll
know
you
have
died
of
hunger.
C'est
que
t'es
mort
de
faim.
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2 Thousands Are Sailing
3 Fairytale of New York
4 Hell's Ditch
5 Summer In Siam
6 Boys from the County Hell
7 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
8 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
9 Metropolis
10 Dirty Old Town
11 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
12 A Pair Of Brown Eyes
13 Fiesta
14 Transmetropolitan
15 Boat Train
16 The Auld Triangle
17 Sea Shanty
18 Billy's Bones
19 South Australia
20 Dark Streets of London
21 Young Ned Of The Hill
22 White City
23 Lullaby of London
24 The Old Main Drag
25 The Broad Majestic Shannon
26 Fairytale of New York
27 I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
28 Down In the Ground Where the Deadmen Go
29 London You're A Lady
30 Lorca's Novena
31 Five Green Queens and Jean
32 Sit Down By the Fire
33 Worms
34 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
35 Cotton Fields
36 Blue Heaven
37 Down All The Days
38 USA
39 Lorelei
40 Tombstone
41 House of the Gods
42 The Wake of the Medusa
43 Rainbow Man
44 Rain Street
45 Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
46 The Ghost of a Smile
47 Sayonara
48 The Sunnyside of the Street
49 Night Train To Lorca
50 Six to Go
51 Medley: the Recruiting Sergeant / the Rocky Road to Dublin / Galway Races
52 Waxie's Dargle
53 Streams of Whiskey
54 Poor Paddy
55 Greenland Whale Fisheries
56 Kitty
57 Bottle of Smoke
58 Turkish Song of the Damned
59 Navigator
60 Jesse James
61 The Gentleman Soldier
62 The Battle March Medley
63 Gridlock
64 Maidrin Rua
65 The Battle of Brisbane
66 Dingle Regatta
67 Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
68 A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
2 Thousands Are Sailing
3 Fairytale of New York
4 Hell's Ditch
5 Summer In Siam
6 Boys from the County Hell
7 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
8 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
9 Metropolis
10 Dirty Old Town
11 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
12 A Pair Of Brown Eyes
13 Fiesta
14 Transmetropolitan
15 Boat Train
16 The Auld Triangle
17 Sea Shanty
18 Billy's Bones
19 South Australia
20 Dark Streets of London
21 Young Ned Of The Hill
22 White City
23 Lullaby of London
24 The Old Main Drag
25 The Broad Majestic Shannon
26 Fairytale of New York
27 I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
28 Down In the Ground Where the Deadmen Go
29 London You're A Lady
30 Lorca's Novena
31 Five Green Queens and Jean
32 Sit Down By the Fire
33 Worms
34 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
35 Cotton Fields
36 Blue Heaven
37 Down All The Days
38 USA
39 Lorelei
40 Tombstone
41 House of the Gods
42 The Wake of the Medusa
43 Rainbow Man
44 Rain Street
45 Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
46 The Ghost of a Smile
47 Sayonara
48 The Sunnyside of the Street
49 Night Train To Lorca
50 Six to Go
51 Medley: the Recruiting Sergeant / the Rocky Road to Dublin / Galway Races
52 Waxie's Dargle
53 Streams of Whiskey
54 Poor Paddy
55 Greenland Whale Fisheries
56 Kitty
57 Bottle of Smoke
58 Turkish Song of the Damned
59 Navigator
60 Jesse James
61 The Gentleman Soldier
62 The Battle March Medley
63 Gridlock
64 Maidrin Rua
65 The Battle of Brisbane
66 Dingle Regatta
67 Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
68 A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
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