“The Body Of An American” – Dropkick MurphysCover Of The PoguesIntro(Loose, In 6/8)Verse 1The Cadillac Stood By The HouseAnd The Yanks, They Were WithinAnd The Tinker Boys, They Hissed Advice'Hot-Wire Her With A Pin'Then We Turned And Shook As We Had A LookIn The Room Where The Dead Man LaySo Big Jim Dwyer Made His Last TripTo The Shores Where His Fathers LayVerse 2(Much Faster, Now In 4/4)And Fifteen Minutes LaterWe Had Our First Taste Of WhiskeyThere Was Uncles Giving LecturesOn Ancient Irish HistoryThe Men All Started Telling JokesAnd The Women, They Got FriskyBy Five O'clock In The EveningEvery Bastard There Was PiskeyChorus 1Fare Thee Well, Gone AwayThere's Nothing Left To SayFarewell To New York City, BoysTo Boston And PaHe Took Them Out With A Well-Aimed CloutAnd Was Often Heard Him Say"I'm A Freeborn Man Of The Usa"Verse 3He Fought The Champ In PittsburghAnd He Slashed Him To The GroundHe Took On Tiny TartanellaAnd It Only Went One RoundHe Never Had No Time For DiceNo Drinks, No Red, No WhoresBut He Never Threw A Fight When A Fight Was RightSo They Sent Him To The WarChorus 2Fare Thee Well, Gone AwayThere's Nothing Left To SayWith A Sláinte Joe And Erin GoMy Love's In AmerikayThe Calling Of The RosarySpanish Wine From Far Away"I'm A Freeborn Man Of The Usa"SoloVerse 4This Morning On The HarbourWhen I Said Goodbye To YouI Remembered How I SworeThat I'd Come Back To You One DayAnd As The Sunset CameTo Meet The Evening On The HillI Told You I'd Always Love YouI Always Did, I Always WillChorus 3Fare Thee Well, Gone AwayThere's Nothing Left To SayBut To Bid Adieu To Your Eyes As BlueAs The Water In The BayTo Big Jim Dwyer, The Man Of WireWho Was Often Heard To Say"I'm A Freeborn Man Of The Usa""I'm A Freeborn Man Of The Usa""I'm A Freeborn Man Of The Usa"Outro(Back To 6/8)
