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The snake with eyes of garnet
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Shane Macgowan
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Last night as I lay dreaming
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My way across the sea
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James Mangan brought me comfort
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With laudnum and poitin
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He flew me back to Dublin
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In 1819
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To a public execution
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Being held on Stephen's Green
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The young man on the platform
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Held his head up and he did sing
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Then he whispered hard into my ear
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As he handed me this ring
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"If you miss me on the harbour
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For the boat, it leaves at three
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Take this snake with eyes of garnet
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My mother gave to me!
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This snake cannot be captured
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This snake cannot be tied
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This snake cannot be tortured, or
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Hung or crucified
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It came down through the ages
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It belongs to you and me
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So pass it on and pass it on
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'Till all mankind is free
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If you miss me on the harbour
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For the boat, it leaves at three
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Take this snake with eyes of garnet
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My mother gave to me"
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He swung, his face went purple
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A roar came from the crowd
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But Mangan laughed and pushed me
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And we got back on the cloud
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He dropped me off in London
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Back in this dying land
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But my eyes were filled with wonder
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At the ring still in my hand
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If you miss me on the harbour
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For the boat, it leaves at three
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Take this snake with eyes of garnet
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My mother gave to me!
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And if you miss me on the harbour
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For the boat, it leaves at three
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Take this snake with eyes of garnet
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My mother gave to me!
Shane MacGowan with Sinead O'Connor - Ha...
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