The Decemberists - Shankill Butchers
The Shankill butchers ride tonight
You better shut your windows tight
Theyre sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whisky by the pint
Cuz everybody knows
If you dont mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan everybody shake
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybodys knows
The shankill butchers on the rise
Theyre waiting till the dead of night
Theyre picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
Cuz everybod knows
The shankill butchers wanna kill you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
You better shut your windows tight
Theyre sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whisky by the pint
Cuz everybody knows
If you dont mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan everybody shake
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybodys knows
The shankill butchers on the rise
Theyre waiting till the dead of night
Theyre picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
Cuz everybod knows
The shankill butchers wanna kill you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
The Shankill butchers ride tonight
You better shut your windows tight
Theyre sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whisky by the pint
Cuz everybody knows
If you dont mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan everybody shake
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybodys knows
The shankill butchers on the rise
Theyre waiting till the dead of night
Theyre picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
Cuz everybod knows
The shankill butchers wanna kill you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
You better shut your windows tight
Theyre sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whisky by the pint
Cuz everybody knows
If you dont mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan everybody shake
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybodys knows
The shankill butchers on the rise
Theyre waiting till the dead of night
Theyre picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
Cuz everybod knows
The shankill butchers wanna kill you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
The Decemberists Search: The Decemberists
- Easy Come, Easy Go The Decemberists
- The Crane Wife 1, 2, And 3 The Decemberists
- Oceanside The Decemberists
- The Mariner`s Revenge Song The Decemberists
- We Both Go Down Together The Decemberists
- Culling Of The Fold (Alternate Take) (Feat. Sean Nelson) The Decemberists
- The Crane Wife 3 The Decemberists
- O Valencia! The Decemberists
- The Perfect Crime #1 / The Day I Knew You`d Not Come Back (Medley) The Decemberists
- The Crane Wife 1 & 2 The Decemberists
- Culling Of The Fold The Decemberists
- The Island: Come And See / The Landlord`s Daughter / You`ll Not Feel The Drowning (Medley) The Decemberists
- The Perfect Crime #2 (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Shankill Butchers (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Sons & Daughters (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Shankill Butchers The Decemberists
- Hurdles Even Here The Decemberists
- Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) (Home Demo) (Feat. Carson Ellis) The Decemberists
- Summersong (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) The Decemberists
- Summersong The Decemberists
- A Bower Scene The Decemberists
- June Hymn The Decemberists
- June Hymn The Decemberists
- The Island: Come And See / The Landlord`s Daughter / You`ll Not Feel The Drowning (Medley / Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Sons & Daughters The Decemberists
- This Is Why We Fight The Decemberists
- The Soldiering Life The Decemberists
- The Rake`s Song The Decemberists
- Rox In The Box The Decemberists
- I Was Meant For The Stage The Decemberists
- Rise To Me The Decemberists
- Grace Cathedral Hill The Decemberists
- Leslie Ann Levine The Decemberists
- The Infanta The Decemberists
- The Bagman`s Gambit The Decemberists
- Billy Liar The Decemberists
- Calamity Song The Decemberists
- Down By The Water The Decemberists
- Rox In The Box The Decemberists
- Down By The Water The Decemberists
- Cavalry Captain The Decemberists
- One Engine (From The Hunger Games Soundtrack) The Decemberists
- After The Bombs The Decemberists
- When The War Came The Decemberists
- Culling Of The Fold (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- The Perfect Crime #1 (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- The Perfect Crime #2 The Decemberists
- The Rake`s Song The Decemberists
- The Wrong Year The Decemberists
- Till The Water`s All Long Gone The Decemberists
- The Harrowed And The Haunted The Decemberists
- Better Not Wake The Baby The Decemberists
- The Singer Addresses His Audience The Decemberists
- The Wrong Year The Decemberists
- Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) (Alternate Take) (Feat. Alela Diane) The Decemberists
- O Valencia! (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Hurdles Even Here (Home Demo) The Decemberists
- Sonnet The Decemberists
- January Hymn The Decemberists
- Dear Avery The Decemberists
- O New England The Decemberists
- Calamity Song The Decemberists
- This Is Why We Fight The Decemberists
- Valerie Plame The Decemberists
- Don`t Carry It All The Decemberists
- Mistral The Decemberists
- Stateside The Decemberists
- Philomena The Decemberists
- Carolina Low The Decemberists
- 12/17/12 The Decemberists
- Why Would I Now? The Decemberists
- Why Would I Now? The Decemberists
- Make You Better The Decemberists
- A Beginning Song The Decemberists
- Riverswim The Decemberists
- Anti-Summersong The Decemberists
- Lake Song The Decemberists
- I`ll Be Your Girl The Decemberists