Why does she call him a cheap lousy ******? Its not very christmassy.
2006-12-17 12:05:52 · 15 answers · asked by Kiedrea 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The song was never meant to be a Christmas song per se. Its about a gambler and his wife / lover. That it occurs over the Xmas period is just an added thing to the song. If you read the lyrics you'll see that the man has changed into a drunken gambler and is now after so many years, lying in a bed with a drip. When she had fallen in love with him, she thought he was the best thing ever. Now he's just a drunk, and gambles a lot( Got On A lucky one, came in eighteen to one), and she is terribly pissed off with him. Thats when she starts insulting him
2006-12-17 17:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by Scorpius 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain DEW
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling
This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true
They've got cars big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
(chorus)
The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day
You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old **** on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy ******
Happy Christmas your ****
I pray God it's our last
(chorus)
I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you
(chorus)"
A.L.
2006-12-17 12:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by AnswerLady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old **** on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy ******
No I agree not very christmassy . . . . . but isnt it a fabulous song!
2006-12-17 12:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jean M 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Worlds biggest St. Helens fan's right its that love an hate thing,
Faggots are English in origin not Irish an it's not a sausage cus there's no skin an they are in the shape of a ball.
2006-12-17 12:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it has to do with the way Old Irish people spoke....a ****** was a type of sausage and in certain place swas even a term of endearment...although on this occasion I think she meant it by what we refer to it by nowadays.....I hope this helps!!!
2006-12-17 12:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by Neil M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they mean ****** as in gay, its just a turn pf phrase, but it is derogatory. That part of the song is just a slagging match, though what kicks it off I have no idea.
Its not your average xmas song is it really? Thats why so many people love it.
2006-12-17 12:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dave 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the boys of the NYPD Choir were singing "Galway Bay". And the bells were ringing out on Christmas Day.
2016-05-23 03:08:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause she feels like it. I mean, he calls her an old slu_t on junk, that's not very christmassy either, is it? it's the best darn christmas song ever so stop yer complaining!
2006-12-17 14:20:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when they wrote the song they were looking for a word that rhymed with Maggot.
2006-12-17 21:16:44 · answer #9 · answered by Because I Said So 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were just to piss heads slagin each other off.happens doesnt mean they dont love each other,that can be the reality of christmas for some
2006-12-17 22:16:41 · answer #10 · answered by decspaige 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋