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Sep 6, 2009 · Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston ..with lyrics. Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston I'm a sailor peg And I lost my leg Climbing up the top sails I lost my leg! I'm...
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The song gained worldwide attention for its use in the 2006 film The Departed, which boosted the band's popularity. The song's lyrics describe a sailor who lost a prosthetic leg climbing the topsail, and is shipping up to Boston to "find my wooden leg."
Nov 18, 2006 · Dropkick Murphys perform this song on the waterfront in East Boston. While hanging with hooligans and runnin' from the cops.
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Mar 6, 2008 · THIS SONG WAS PURCHASED BY ME, BUT I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE SONG, ONLY THE DROPKICK MURPHY'S AND THEIR LABEL. THIS VIDEO IS MADE FOR SHEER ENJOYMENT:: Lyrics Lyrics : I'm a sailor peg...
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Jun 21, 2005 · I’m Shipping Up to Boston Lyrics. [Verse] I'm a sailor peg, and I've lost my leg. Climbing up the top sails, I lost my leg. [Chorus] I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa. I'm shipping up to Boston ...
This song talks about a free man (as a sailor is) who always takes risks and tries to achieve the impossible (climbing up the topsails) but finally, he may have to deal with the problems arising from the risks he took (I've lost my leg)
The song is about a sailor who loses his leg in a bizarre rigging accident, and now he's shipping off to Boston to find his wooden leg. In a Songfacts interview with Matt Kelly of the Dropkick Murphys, he explained how they attained the unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics for this song and why they chose it. Said Kelly: "We were bestowed the honor ...
