Tosspint Songtext
von The Pogues

Tosspint rises early, sprung from a nightmare′s claw
Thrice crows the dawn cock, the mist is on the moor
Tosspint cries from croaking gills, thank God I'm not forsaken
From the hellish depths of sleep, at last I am awaken

Tosspint flushed his kidneys and rained a golden shower
Pleased to piss a good pot full, he shat upon the hour
Tosspint filled his belly with tripe and ox′s tongue
A sucking pig stuffed with figs, into his guts he flung

Full belly and the dance is merry
Where hunger reigns no strength obtains
The wheel spins, the gurdy hums
Ring the bells and beat the drum

Tosspint drinks lustily and pees against the Sun
All around the hoary oak the laughing maidens run
Tosspint warms his codpiece to the flour adds the yeast
In the field by Tanner's Mill he plays to two-backed beast


Twist the spigot, close the hole
Stoke the fire and blow the coal
The wheel spins, the gurdy hums
Ring the bells and beat the drum

Shady wheels, they dance insane
Where hunger reigns, no strength obtains
The wheel spins, the gurdy hums
Ring the bells and beat the drum

Tosspint fell foul of dogma and slipped into schism
The trial was quick, the sky grew dark, they led him from the prison
Tied him to a stake of oak, lit a fire of wood and coke
The crowd sang "His bacon's smoked"
The bells rang out "Tosspint′s croaked"

Tosspint under flaming sky, walks through the fires of Hell
Where bestial demons threw the damned, screaming as they fell
Into the pits of burning coals Tosspint throws up his last bowl
And mingled with the soup, his soul

Tosspint rises early, sprung from a nightmare′s claw
Thrice crows the dawn cock, the mist is on the moor
Twist the spigot, close the hole
Stoke the fire and blow the coal
The wheel spins, the gurdy hums
Ring the bells and beat the drum