The Body Of An American by The Pogues

The Cadillac stood by the house
And the (1)__________ they were within
And the (2)____________ (3)________ they (4)____________ advice
'Hot-wire her (5)________ a pin'
When we turned and shook as we had a look
In the room where the dead men lay
So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip
To the (6)____________ (7)__________ his father's laid
But fifteen minutes later
We had our (8)__________ taste of whiskey
There was uncles giving lectures
On ancient Irish history
The men all (9)______________ telling jokes
And the women they got frisky
At five o'clock in the evening
Every bastard (10)__________ was piskey
Fare (11)________ well
Gone away
There's nothin' left to say
Farewell to New (12)________ (13)________ boys
To Boston and PA
He took them out
With a well-aimed clout
He was often heard to say
I'm a (14)________ born man of the USA
He (15)____________ the (16)__________ in Pittsburgh
And he (17)______________ him to the ground
He took on Tiny Tartanella
And it only went one round
He never had no time for reds
For drink or dice or whores
But he never threw a fight
When the fight was right
So they sent him to the war
Fare thee well
Gone away
There's nothin' left to say
With a slainte Joe and Erin go
My love's in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary
Spanish wine from far away
I'm a free born man of the USA, yeah!

This morning on the harbou
When I (18)________ goodbye to you
I (19)________________ how I swore
That I'd (20)________ back to you one day
And as the (21)____________ (22)________ to meet
The evening on the hill
I told you I'd always love you
I always did and I always will
Fare thee well
Gone away
There's nothin' (23)________ to say
Except to say adieu
To (24)________ eyes as blue
As the water in the bay
To big Jim Dwyer, the man of war
Who was (25)__________ (26)__________ to say
I'm a free born man of the USA
I'm a (27)________ born man of the USA
I'm a free (28)________ man of the USA

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