Shane MacGowan and the Popes - The Snake With Eyes of Garnet скачать видео бесплатно


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Last night as I lay dreaming

My way across the sea

James Mangan brought me comfort

With laudnum and poitin

He flew me back to Dublin

In 1819

To a public execution

Being held on Stephen's Green

The young man on the platform

Held his head up and he did sing

Then he whispered hard into my ear

As he handed me this ring

"If you miss me on the harbour

For the boat, it leaves at three

Take this snake with eyes of garnet

My mother gave to me!

This snake cannot be captured

This snake cannot be tied

This snake cannot be tortured, or

Hung or crucified

It came down through the ages

It belongs to you and me

So pass it on and pass it on

'Till all mankind is free

If you miss me on the harbour

For the boat, it leaves at three

Take this snake with eyes of garnet

My mother gave to me"

He swung, his face went purple

A roar came from the crowd

But Mangan laughed and pushed me

And we got back on the cloud

He dropped me off in London

Back in this dying land

But my eyes were filled with wonder

At the ring still in my hand

If you miss me on the harbour

For the boat, it leaves at three

Take this snake with eyes of garnet

My mother gave to me!

And if you miss me on the harbour

For the boat, it leaves at three

Take this snake with eyes of garnet

My mother gave to me!

Комментарии

10 years назад

Peter Linz

Great song

10 years назад

Dean Sensenich

Read Irish history .. I am 50% English and 10% Irish and I feel disgrace in what my English ancestors did to Ireland. This is a Irish Freedom fighter song. Shane is a Irish Patriot and would have been a Freedom fighter in the 1700s and 1800's from the enslavement of all Ireland by the English. It does not matter if he's a drunk or not.. He shows true Irish Patriotism.

10 years назад

Carlos Correia

«This snake cannot be capturedThis snake cannot be tiedThis snake cannot be tortured, orHung or crucifiedIt came down through the agesIt belongs to you and meSo pass it on and pass it on'Till all mankind is free»

11 years назад

blondedbythelight703

Songs about Delbert. He's got snake eyes.

11 years назад

paddy mccourts beard

this generations brendan behan utter utter genius

11 years назад

lefilur

Great

11 years назад

Caleigh G

Whatever the f he is or was- he is the essence of an Irish poet - artist ! His songs speak to the soal.

11 years назад

potentpotis

LOL, whatever. Reading something into my statement? Race wasn't the point, the point was the lack freedom from my so called free country. I don't care either, I do care that my Gov. censors any thing at all that I see. I am I free? Or was that just a lie so they could get my tax dollars? Cuz my body is used up now and I want my freedom or my money back.

11 years назад

Dai Thomas

Affirmative.

12 years назад

Larz Gustafsson

Terrific tune!

12 years назад

Hockeyvalley

Yes he did :)

12 years назад

elena rk

Did he write this song ?

12 years назад

FortWarren

By the way my brother did have that shirt, from the snake tour in 95

12 years назад

MrNU998

I love this song! My theory is that the snake is a metaphor for freedom from tyranny of all sorts, with a highlight on 19th century English oppression of Ireland and possibly hangings for non-heinous crimes.

12 years назад

ellesetta

This song makes me want to be Irish! One of Shane's best!

12 years назад

sanitydotorg

The serpent is the symbol of the people. Hence St. Patrick "Kicking the snakes out of Ireland" refers to the genocide and enslavement of the Irish race by the vatican.

12 years назад

ellesetta

Love this song...love the energy, and the history.

12 years назад

potentpotis

I now resent my Racist country for hiding my ancestral music from me. And force feeding of BLACK music to all of us. Phuck, Motown I never did like the sound. And I don't belive the blacks are responsibly for rock and roll. Maybe a cord or two.But they get credit, like Arabs invented math, and sword steel "Tell the Chineses that."I want my last 30 phuckin years back. God Bless Ireland.

12 years назад

potentpotis

Here's to Ireland, the land of my fathers!!! Guinness for the house. I love this phucking song.

13 years назад

Joe Shmoe

Goosebumps

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