Christy Moore

It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank
An old man said, "Son, I wont see another one"
And then he sang a song, a rare old mountain tune
I turned my eyes away, and I thought about you
I got on a lucky one, came in at 18/1
Ive got a feeling this years for me and you
So Happy Christmas, I love you baby
Theres going to be good times
When all our dreams come true.
Theyve got cars big as bars
Theyve got rivers of gold
But the wind blows right through you
Its no place for the old
When I first took your hand on a cold Christmas Eve
I told you that Broadway was waiting for me.
You were handsome and pretty, queen of New York city
When the band finished playing, the crowd howled for more
Sinatra was swinging, and the crowd they were singing
We kissed on the corner and danced round the floor.
CHORUS
And the boys from the New York police choir were singin Galway Bay
And the bells were ringin out on Christmas Day
I could have been someone and so could anyone
I took my dreams from you when I first met you
I kept them with me, babe, and put them with my own
I cant make it all alone
Ive built my dreams around you.
Youre a bum youre a punk youre an aul hoor on junk
Lyin there on the drip nearly dead in the bed
You scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas me arse, I would rather be dead...
CHORUS
I love you baby
Ive got a feeling this years for me and you
So Happy Christmas, I love you baby
Theres going to be good times
When all our dreams come true.
[ Fairytale Of New York Lyrics ]