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==Lyrics==
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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Shane MacGowan]]'''


==Performances==
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This song is '''unreleased''' by Elvis Costello, but he has performed it in concert on two occasions: [[Concert 1984-11-23|1984-11-23]] and [[Concert 1985-11-06|1985-11-06]], the latter while substituting for [[The Pogues|Pogues]] frontman [[Shane MacGowan]].
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|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] <small>([[Concert 1984-11-23 Geneva|1984-11-23]])</small><br>[[The Pogues]] with [[Elvis Costello]] <small>([[Concert 1985-11-06 Malmö|1985-11-06]])</small>
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|note = Elvis sings a verse of this song in the unreleased medley [[The Pogues' Party Pieces]].
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==Recordings==
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* '''[[The Pogues]]''', on '''Red Roses For Me''', [[1984]]
|first = [[Concert 1984-11-23 Geneva|November 23, 1984, Geneva, Switzerland]]
|last = [[Concert 1985-11-06 Malmö|November 6, 1985, Malmö, Sweden]]
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==Bootlegs==
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* ''This section is incomplete.''
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| year = 1984
| band = '''[[The Pogues]]'''
| info = ''Red Roses For Me'' and single
| link = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Roses_for_Me Wikipedia] {{-}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-roses-for-me-mw0000651782 AllMusic] }}
 
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| year = 1999
| band = Starvations
| info = ''A Blackout to Remember''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-blackout-to-remember-mw0001153095 AllMusic] {{-}} {{amazon|asin=B000056T6Y}} }}
 
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| year = 2008
| band = Paddy's Well
| info = ''First Friday''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/song/the-boys-from-the-county-hell-mt0020649237 AllMusic] {{-}} {{amazon|asin=B001FZB4VS}} }}


==Internal links==  
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*[[Gigography]]
*[[Template: Boys From The County Hell|Lyrics]]  
*[[Template:Boys From The County Hell]]


==External links==  
==External links==
*[https://www.discogs.com/The-Pogues-The-Boys-From-The-County-Hell/release/775871 Discogs:The Boys From The County Hell]
*[http://shanemacgowan.com/music/boys-from-the-county-hell/ Shanemacgowan.com]


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Latest revision as of 15:01, 19 March 2024

On the first day of March it was raining
It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen
I drank ten pints of beer and I cursed all the people there
And I wish that all this raining would stop falling down on me

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

At the time I was working for a landlord
And he was the meanest bastard that you have ever seen
And to lose a single penny would grieve him awful sore
And he was a miserable bollocks and a bitch's bastard's whore

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

I recall that we took care of him one Sunday
We got him out the back and we broke his fucking balls
And maybe that was dreaming and maybe that was real
But all I know is I left that place without a penny or fuck all

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

But now I've the most charming of verandas
I sit and watch the junkies, the drunks, the pimps, the whores
Five green bottles sitting on the floor
I wish to Christ, I wish to Christ that I had fifteen more

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

The boys and me are drunk and looking for you
We'll eat your frigging entrails and we won't give a damn
Me daddy was a blue shirt and my mother a madam
My brother earned his medals at Mai Lei in Vietnam

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

On the first day of March it was raining
It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen

Stay on the other side of the road
'Cause you can never tell
We've a thirst like a gang of devils
We're the boys from the county hell

And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning

And it's lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning
Boys From The County Hell (unreleased cover)
Written byShane MacGowan
Performed byElvis Costello (1984-11-23)
The Pogues with Elvis Costello (1985-11-06)
NoteElvis sings a verse of this song in the unreleased medley The Pogues' Party Pieces.

First known performance:
 November 23, 1984, Geneva, Switzerland
Last known performance:
 November 6, 1985, Malmö, Sweden
     (2 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Pogues  1984  Red Roses For Me and single  Wikipedia  •  AllMusic
 Starvations  1999  A Blackout to Remember  AllMusic  •  Amazon
 Paddy's Well  2008  First Friday  AllMusic  •  Amazon

Internal links

External links

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