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The Last Hurrah

from Last Man Standing by Clancy's Ghost

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I overheard a story in a pub in Peterborough, England about a couple of guys who had joined the army and were on one last pub crawl before they reported for duty, I change the location to NYC ( a place I knew much better than Peterborough) and imagined the rest.

lyrics

The Last Hurrah

Me and Tom and Charlie were on our last tear
Before the army took us on a plane to God knows where
We were looking for a little more than our fair share
The Last Hurrah

Walking to the Bowery we fell into Scratchers arms
Like some love-sick sailors we fell for her charms
Seven shots of Powers could never do a soldier harm
The Last Hurrah

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Soon we met some foreign girls so we showed them all the best
New York City had to offer to her out-of-town guests
Until they passed out they were suitably impressed
The Last Hurrah

We all went for a tattoo but CHARLIE pissed and moaned
So we passed a bottle round again 'till she was and stoned
Now he's rolling up her sleeves to show HISå skull and cross bones
The Last Hurrah

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At half past four in the morning the bars had all closed down
And the bums were peaking out from their holes in the ground
So we drank a final toast to that dirty old town
The Last Hurrah

credits

from Last Man Standing, released June 29, 2018
Andrew Ogilvie: acoustic guitar, vocals; Lance Doss; banjo; Rick Wagner: bass; Paul Reider: mandolin; Bill Gerstel: drums, with Kevin Behan on tin whistle; Music and lyrics by Andrew Ogilvie; produced by Lance Doss and Rick Wagner

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Clancy's Ghost Montclair, New Jersey

Five rock and roll veterans energized by the righteous urgency of The Clash, the ramshackle honesty of traditional Irish and American music and armed with a catalog of tough but tender tunes guaranteed to inspire the regulars at your local watering hole to both pump their fists in joy and weep unashamedly into their beers. ... more

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