Shane MacGowan And The Popes - Rake at the Gates of Hell lyrics

I'll be with them asleep and dreaming I'll be there when they wake with screaming At the hour of d**h then I will nurse them To have a moment more to curse them Watch the maggots crawl out of them Hear the angels call above them Watch them as the cold air s**s them Down to hell, goodnight, God love them If any should escape above me Beg and cheat until they trust me Drag them down to be damned with me Laugh at them as they forgive me Mother's eyes are sparkling diamonds, Still the moon shows no light This rose is withered, may God deliver The rake at the gates of hell tonight Yigh! I wish that they could walk forever, On the earth, alone, unfettered Til they pray for consolation, Til they beg for sweet damnation Then I'll come and bring them water, Bring them hope, bring them laughter Raise their hopes so sad and sunken Slash them up as they lie there drunken Push them down into the foul mud 'Til they choke up on their own blood Drag them out before their last breath To take away the mercy of d**h Mother's eyes are sparkling diamonds Still the moon shows no light This rose is withered, may God deliver The rake at the gates of hell tonight Yigh! Mother's eyes are sparkling diamonds Still the moon shows no light This rose is withered, may God deliver The rake at the Gates of Hell tonight Mother's eyes are sparkling diamonds Still the moon shows no light This rose is withered, may God deliver The rake at the gates of hell tonight