If I Should Fall From Grace With God Lyrics
The Pogues
Lyrics
If I should fall from grace with God
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried 'neath the sand
Where the ANGELS WON'T RECEIVE ME
Let me go, boys
Let me go, boys
Let me go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
This land was always ours
Was the proud land of our fathers
It belongs to us and them
Not to any of the others
Let them go, boys
Let them go, boys
Let them go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
Bury me at sea
Where no murdered ghost can haunt me
If I rock upon the waves
NO CORPSE SHALL LIE UPON ME
It's coming up three, boys
Keeps coming up three, boys
Let them go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
If I should fall from grace with God
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried 'neath the sod
Where the ANGELS WON'T RECEIVE ME
Let me go, boys
Let me go, boys
Let me go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Pogues released their song "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" in 1988 as the title track from their third studio album of the same name. Written by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer, the band consists of Shane MacGowan (vocals/guitar), Spider Stacy (tin whistle/vocals), Jem Finer (banjo/mandolin/dobro/violin), Philip Chevron (guitar/vocals), Terry Woods (cittern/mandolin/bouzouki/vocals), Andrew Ranken (drums/percussion/vocals) and Cait O'Riordan (bass/vocals).
The lyrics to this folk-punk classic tell a story of an individual who has fallen out of grace with God, but is still hoping for redemption. This song was one of The Pogues' most popular singles, reaching number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.