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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Pogues
Performer
Darryl Hunt
Bass Guitar
Philip Chevron
Guitar
James Fearnley
Accordion
Brian Clarke
Alto Saxophone
Jem Finer
Banjo
Paul Taylor
Trombone
Terry Woods
Mandolin
Andrew Ranken
Drums
Gasper Lawal
Percussion
Joey Cashman
Tenor Saxophone
Spider Stacy
Tin Whistle
Eli Thompson
Trumpet
Shane MacGowan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darryl Hunt
Songwriter
Philip Chevron
Songwriter
Paul Taylor
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Lacey
Assistant Engineer
Chris Dickie
Engineer
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Lyrics
Alligators snap at your ankles
And branches snap at your brain
If I ever get through this swamp alive
I'll nevermore pray for rain
This must be the place, and still
It somehow it don't seem right
Something in the moon could change these endless days
To lonely nights
I take a stroll down by the sea
And walk along the pier
Then I slip and hit my head
Now's the time to fear
I see the surface, see the rocks
See my past fly swiftly by
I feel the water in my lungs
And wake up screaming for my life
In my blue heaven
There's a bottle of Pontchartrain
Chalmette by moonlight
To take away the pain
Card sharks and blue harps
And dolphins who can leap
In my Blue Heaven
Where I can laugh and I can weep
Black shapes zip into corners
The big lads start to crawl
To holes of their own making
In the cracks within the wall
Snakes and rats and spiders
I know that they're still there
I pray to God that I may sleep
Without a hope, without a care
In my blue heaven
There's a bottle of Pontchartrain
Chalmette by moonlight
To take away the pain
Felines and sea lions
And rain on the beach
In my blue heaven
With angels who are out of reach
In my blue heaven
There's a bottle of Pontchartrain
Chalmette by moonlight
To take away the pain
Nighting and singing
And the bells they will ring
In my blue heaven
The gells of hell go ding-a-ling-a-ling
Writer(s): Philip Chevron, Darryl Gatwick Hunt
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