[Intro]
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The shankill butchers run tonight
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You better shut your windows tight
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They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives
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And taking all their whiskey by the pint
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And everybody knows if you don't
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Mind your mother's words
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A wicked wind will blow
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Your ribbons from your curls
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Everybody moan, everybody shake
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The shankill butchers wanna catch you awake
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They used to be just like me and you
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They used to be sweet little boys
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But something went horribly askew
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Now killing is their only source of joy
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And everybody knows if you don't
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Mind your mother's words
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A wicked wind will blow
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Your ribbons from your curls
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Everybody moan, everybody shake
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The shankill butchers wanna catch you awake
[Solo chords]
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The shankill butchers on the rise
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They're waiting until the dead of the night
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They're picking at their fingers with their knives
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And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
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And everybody knows if you don't
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Mind your mother's words
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A wicked wind will blow
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Your ribbons from your curls
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Everybody moan, everybody shake
[Outro]
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The shankill butchers wanna catch you
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The shankill butchers wanna cut you
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The shankill butchers wanna catch you
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Awake
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Awake
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Awake
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Awake