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Rain Street Lyrics
The church bell rings
An old drunk sings
A young girl hocks her wedding ring
Down on Rain Street
Down the alley the icewagon flew
Picked up a stiff that was turning blue
The local kids were sniffin' glue
Not much else for a kid to do
Down Rain Street
Father McGreer buys an ice cold beer
And a short for Father Loyola
Father Joe's got the clap again
He's drinking Coca-Cola
Down on Rain Street
Bless me Father I have sinned
I got pissed and I got pinned
And God can't help the shape I'm in
Down on Rain Street
There's a Tesco on the sacred ground
Where I pulled her knickers down
While Judas took his measly brass
And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ
Down on Rain Street
I gave my love a goodnight kiss
I tried to take a late night piss
But the toilet moved so again I missed
Down Rain Street
I sat on the floor and watched TV
Thanking Christ for the BBC
A stupid fucking place to be
Down Rain Street
I took my Eileen by the hand
Walk with me was her command
I dreamt we were walking on the strand
Down Rain Street
That night Rain Street went on for miles
That night on Rain Street somebody smiled
An old drunk sings
A young girl hocks her wedding ring
Down on Rain Street
Picked up a stiff that was turning blue
The local kids were sniffin' glue
Not much else for a kid to do
Down Rain Street
And a short for Father Loyola
Father Joe's got the clap again
He's drinking Coca-Cola
Down on Rain Street
I got pissed and I got pinned
And God can't help the shape I'm in
Down on Rain Street
Where I pulled her knickers down
While Judas took his measly brass
And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ
Down on Rain Street
I tried to take a late night piss
But the toilet moved so again I missed
Down Rain Street
Thanking Christ for the BBC
A stupid fucking place to be
Down Rain Street
Walk with me was her command
I dreamt we were walking on the strand
Down Rain Street
That night on Rain Street somebody smiled
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One of the best songs ever. Shane MacGowen = God. \m/(",)\m/
One exquisitely bleak vignette after another (I particularly like that Fr. John's got the clap AGAIN, and that it's apparently common knowledge), played cheerfully up tempo, with a defiant moment of happiness at the end.
Yet another perfect Pogues tune.
And I'm pretty sure it should be:
"Judas took his measly BRASS"
And:
"But the TOILET moved"
"Down the alley the icewagon flew" is a Bo Diddley "Who Do You Love" line reference.