(Shane MacGowan)
As I walked down by the riverside
One evening in the spring

Heard a long gone song
From days gone by
Blown in on the great North wind

Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry
Or sorrow and delight
You can hear the cars

And the shouts from bars
And the laughter and the fights


May the ghosts that howled
Round the house at night
Never keep you from your sleep

May they all sleep tight
Down in hell tonight
Or where ever they may be


As I walked on with a heavy heart
Then a stone danced on the tide

And the song went on
Though the lights were gone
And the North wind gently sighed

And an evening breeze coming from the East
That kissed the riverside
So I pray now child that you sleep tonight

When you hear this lullaby

May the wind that blows from haunted graves

Never bring you misery
May the angels bright
Watch you tonight

And keep you while you sleep