Rain Street Lyrics - 30:30 The Essential Collection - Pogues

The church bell rings 

An old drunk sings 

A young girl hocks her wedding ring 

Down on Rain Street 

Down the alley and the ice wagon flew 

Picked up a stiff that was turning blue 

The local kids were sniffin' glue 

Fuck or else for a kid to do 

Down on Rain Street 

Father McGreer buys an ice cold beer 

And a short for Father Loyola 

Father Joe's got the clap again 

He's drinking Coca Cola 

Down on Rain Street 

Bless me Father I have sinned 

I got [Incomprehensible] and I got pinned 

And God can't help the state I'm in 

Down on Rain Street 

There's a Tesco on the sacred ground 

Where I pulled her knickers down 

And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ 

While Judas took his measly price 

Down on Rain Street 

I gave my love a midnight kiss 

I tried to take a late night piss 

But the toilet moved so again I missed 

Down on Rain Street 

I sat on the floor and watched TV 

Thanking Christ for the BBC 

A stupid fucking place to be 

Down on Rain Street 

I took my Eileen by the hand 

Walk with me was her command 

I dreamt we were walking on the strand 

Down Rain Street 

That night Rain Street went on for miles 

That night on Rain Street somebody smiled