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 the souls of
psychos and the
men who had the horn
And they all looked very
happy in the morning
But 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
that I'm leaving
And he took the road
for God knows 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 of me
returning when I can
To the greatest little
boozer and to
Sally MacLennane
The years went by the
times had changed
I grew to be a man
I learned to love
the virtues of sweet
Sally MacLennane
I took the jeers and
drank the beers and
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
And 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 them a
song of times long gone
Though we knew that
we'd be seeing
them 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 of me
returning when I can
To the greatest
little boozer and to
Sally MacLennane
When Jimmy came back
home, he was surprised
that they were 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
He took the road for
heaven in the morning
We walked him to the
station in the rain
And 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 of me
returning when I can
To the greatest little
boozer and to
Sally MacLennane