Lyric help...

[elfbard]

I'm a member of an Irish/American band based in Phoenix, Arizona called the Clare Voyants. We've been gigging around for 6 years now and songs get recycled and played and then put away again. One, were having trouble with the lyrics. Our mando player seems to have forgotten them, and none of us knew the correct name of the song, only that it was written by Shane McGown. The chorus is F' youse all!

We all pay, we all give respect and due credit to all of our covers. (in fact, I just finished a row with MCCP, London over a Finbar Furey piece) We'd love to start playing this tune again. Any help would be appreciated.

[McSwagger]

The song is St. John of Gods and can be found on the Crock of Gold release.

[Guest]

St John Of Gods
By Shane MacGowan
See the man
The crushed up man
With the crushed up Carrolls packet in his hand
Doesn't seem to see or care
Or even understand
And all he says is:

F yez all, F yez all, F yez all

Once he stood in a bar room brawl
With a broken bottle in his hand
Screaming:

F yez all, F yez all, F yez all, F yez all

The coppers came
Dragged him away from his crucified Lord
Beat him up in a meat wagon
And they stood him up in court
And all he had to say was:

F yez all, F yez all, F yez all, F yez all

St John Of Gods, St John Of Gods
St John Of Gods, St John Of Gods

See the man,
The crushed up man
With the crushed up Carrolls packet in his hand
Doesn't seem to see or care
Or even understand
And all he says is:

F yez all, F yez all, F yez all, F yez all

St John Of Gods, St John Of Gods
F yez all, F yez all

[Guest]

Brilliant! Thanks. I recalled the titled earlier today, but still had no luck on the lyrics on the net. Slainte!