I was seventeen, it was Christmas Eve You were older than me Only went for that drink 'cause you said I'd get in I'd been working like a dog all week But the place was rammed to check out the band Everybody from home was there They're singing dance like Mick Jagger And from behind we had the [?] At the end of the night, the tragical time Ain't you got a place to go? But the band were on fire, nobody was tired We said no, no, no And when the band refused to finish The barman poured himself a Guinness And we drank the place dry And danced like kids at Christmas We were singing Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-lay Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Oh god, that band could play Drank the place dry And danced like kids at Christmas It was nearly half two when I finally found you And we both drunk more than we should The neighbours complained but the music still came And damn, it never felt so good 'Cause they played nothing new, just rock 'n' roll tunes And everybody sang along The drummer took off his shirt [?] And the girls screamed "let's get in on" Took you outside, you asked for a light I said, "Do you have a place to go?" You thought for a while, closing your eyes You said no, no, no While we were stealing kisses The band refused to finish And we drank the place dry And danced like kids at Christmas We were singing Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-lay Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Oh god, that band can play We drank the place dry And danced like kids at Christmas We all moved on, got new jobs Everybody I knew seemed to leave We make our homes wherever we go I don't go out now on Christmas Eve The pub was shut down, the owner left town Ran off with the barmaid [?] But I'll remember that night for the rest of my life And this is how I think it went And the band refused to finish The barmaid, she was livid But we drank the place dry And danced like kids at Christmas We were singing Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-lay Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Outside is Christmas day Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-lay Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Oh, God that band could play We drank the place dry and danced like We drank the place dry and danced like We drank the place dry and danced like kids at Christmas