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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jem Finer
Banjo
Shane MacGowan
Vocals
James Fearnley
Accordion
Darryl Hunt
Bass Guitar
Terry Woods
Cittern
Andrew Ranken
Drums
Philip Chevron
Guitar
Spider Stacy
Tin Whistle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Edmund Koetscher
Songwriter
Jem Finer
Songwriter
Rudi Lindt
Songwriter
Shane MacGowan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Dickie
Engineer
Dave Jordan
Engineer
Nick Lacey
Engineer
Paul Scully
Engineer
Roy Spong
Engineer
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am Francisco Vasquez García
I am welcome to Almería
We have sin gas and con leche
We have fiesta and feria
[Verse 2]
We have the song of the chochona
We have brandy and half Corona
And Leonardo and his accordioni
And calamari and macaroni
[Chorus]
Come all you rambling boys of pleasure
And ladies of easy leisure
We must say "adiós" until we see Almería once again
[Verse 3]
There is a minstrel there you see
And he stoppeth one in three
He whispers in this one's ear
"Will you kindly kill that doll for me?"
[Verse 4]
Now he has won chochona in the bingo
All the town has watched this crazy gringo
As he pulls off the doll's head laughing
And ¡miraldo! throws its body in the sea
[Chorus]
Come all you rambling boys of pleasure
And ladies of easy leisure
We must say "adiós" until we see Almería once again
[Verse 5]
El veinticinco de agosto
Abrió sus ojos Jaime Fearnley
Pero el bebé cinquante gin Campari
Y se tendió para cerrarlos
[Verse 6]
Y Costello el rey del América
Y suntuosa Cáit O'Riordan
Non romperé mes colliones
Los gritos fuera de las casas
[Chorus]
Come all you rambling boys of pleasure
And ladies of easy leisure
We must say "adiós" until we see Almería once again
Written by: Edmund Koetscher, Jem Finer, Rudi Lindt, Shane Patrick McGowan