Born in England as a son of Irish folk

Shane grew up in Tipperary, Ireland

His mother was a singer and Theresa was her nameShe introduced him to the traded Irish ways

In his house were Irish sessions all night long

Irish jigs and polkas played by Irish men

At the age of five he smoked his first cigar

One year later laying drunk on the floor

Oh Shane

We love your songs so much

′Bout Irish history and brown eyes in a bus

Oh Shane

You brought us such great songs

And bliss from the prime of your life

In the London schools he didn't spend much time

He was thrown out after sharing too much drugs

That was the starting point of his brand new career

He formed The Nips and played some gigs in London Town

And in ′82 The Pogues were up to start

He wrote songs and they were famous all along

"Old Main Drag" and "Boys from County Hell"

And the drugs gave support to his trail

Oh Shane

We love your songs so much

'Bout Irish history and brown eyes in a bus

Oh Shane

You brought us such great songs

And bliss from the prime of your life

Oh Shane

We love your songs so much

'Bout Irish history and brown eyes in a bus

Oh Shane

You brought us such great songs

And bliss from the prime of your life

Oh Shane

We love your songs so much

′Bout Irish history and brown eyes in a bus

Oh Shane

You brought us such great songs

And bliss from the prime of your life

And bliss from the prime of your life

And bliss from the prime of your life