Sally Maclennane
Well Jimmy played harmonica
in the pub where I was born
He played it from the night-time
to the peaceful early morn
He soothed souls of psychos
and the men who had the horn
and they all looked very happy
in the morning
Now Jimmy didn't like his place
in this world of ours
Where the elephant man broke
strong men's necks when
he'd had too many powers
So sad to see the grieving
of the people he was leaving
And he took the road from
nowhere in the morning
We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song
of times long gone
though we knew that we'd
be seeing him again
Sad to say I must be on my way
so buy me beer and whiskey
'cause I'm going far away
I'd like to think I'll be
returning when I can
to the greatest little boozer
and to Sally McLennane
The years passed by
the times had changed
I grew to be a man
I learned to love the virtues
of sweet Sally McLennane
I took the jeers and drank the beers
and I crawled back home at dawn
And ended up a barman
in the morning
I played the pump and took the hump
and watered whiskey down
I talked of whores and horses
to the men who drank the brown
I heard them say that
Jimmy's making money far away
Some people left for
heaven without warning
We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song
of times long gone
though we knew that we'd
be seeing him again
Sad to say I must be on my way
so buy me beer and whiskey
'cause I'm going far away
I'd like to think I'll be
returning when I can
to the greatest little boozer
and to Sally McLennane
When Jimmy came back home
he was surprised that they where gone
He asked me all the details
of the train that they went on
Some people they are scared to croak
but Jimmy drank until he choked
And took the road for
heaven in the morning
We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train
And we sang him a song
of times long gone
though we knew that we'd
be seeing him again
Sad to say I must be on my way
so buy me beer and whiskey
'cause I'm going far away
I'd like to think I'll be
returning when I can
to the greatest little boozer
and to Sally McLennane