Pogues - Tosspint Lyrics
Tosspint rises earlySprung from a nightmares clawThrice crows the dawn *****The mist is on the moorTosspint cries from croaking gillsThank God Im not forsakenFrom the hellish depths of sleepAt last I am awakenTosspint flushed his kidneysAnd rained a golden showerPleased to piss a good pot fullHe shat upon the hourTosspint filled his bellyWith tripe and oxs tongueA sucking pig stuffed with figsInto his guts he flungFull belly and the dance is merryWhere hunger reigns no strength obtainsThe wheel spins, the gurdy humsRing the bells and beat the drumTosspint drinks lustilyAnd pees against the sunAll around the hoary oakThe laughing maidens runTosspint warms his codpieceTo the flour adds the yeastIn the field by tanners millHe plays to two-backed beastTwist the spigot, close the holeStoke the fire and blow the coalThe wheel spins, the gurdy humsRing the bells and beat the drumFull belly and the dance is merryWhere hunger reigns no strength obtainsThe wheel spins, the gurdy humsRing the bells and beat the drumTosspint fell foul of dogmaAnd slipped into schismThe trial was quick, the sky grew darkThey led him from the prisonTied him to a stake of oakLit a fire of wood and cokeThe crowd sang out his bacons smoked!The bells rang out tosspints croaked!Tosspint under flaming skyWalks through the fires of hellWhere bestial demons threw the damnedScreaming as they fellInto pits of burning coalsTosspint throws up his last bowlAnd mingled with the soupHis soulTosspint rises earlySprung from a nightmares clawThrice crows the dawn *****The mist is on the moorTwist the spigot, close the holeStoke the fire and blow the coalThe wheel spins, the gurdy humsRing the bells and beat the drum
