The Auld Triangle

About The Auld Triangle

"The Auld Triangle" is a song, which was first performed publicly as a part of the play The Quare Fellow (1954) by Brendan Behan. Brendan credited his brother Dominic Behan for writing it. 2 years later, Dominic released it on an album called Irish Songs. The song was later made famous by Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners in the late 1960s, and was revived for a new audience by Irish rock band the Pogues on their 1984 album Red Roses for Me.

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1994

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A hungry feeling 
Came o'er me stealing 
And the mice were squealing 
In my prison cell 
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal 

Oh! To start the morning 
The warden bawling 
"Get up out of bed, you! And Clean out your cell!" 
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal 

Oh! the screw was peeping 
And the (lag|loike) was sleeping 
As he lay weeping 
For his girl Sal 
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal 

On a fine Spring evening 
The (lag|loike) lay dreaming 
And the sea-gulls were wheeling 
High above the wall 
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal 

Oh! the wind was sighing 
And the day was dying 
As the (lag|loike) lay crying 
In his prison cell 
And that auld triangle went jingle-bloody-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal 

In the women's prison 
There are seventy women 
And I wish it was with them 
That I did dwell 
Then that auld triangle could go jingle-jangle 
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

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The Pogues

The Pogues are a Celtic punk band from London, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996. The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since, most notably on the US East Coast around St Patrick's Day and across the UK and Ireland every December. The group has yet to record any new music and, according to Spider Stacy on Pogues.com, has no inclination to do so. more »

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