Turkish Song Of The Damned by The Pogues The Pogues are a popular band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk movement. They reached international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s before breaking up in 1996 Gangs of New York is a 2002 film set in the middle 19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese, with Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Baby DiCaprio, and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is loosely inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1928 book The Gangs of New York I come old friend from hell tonight Across the rotting sea Nor the nails of the cross Nor the blood of christ Can bring you help this eve The dead have come to claim a debt from thee They stand outside your door Four score and three Did you keep a watch for the dead mans wind Did you see the woman with the comb in her hand Wailing away on the wall on the strand As you danced to the turkish song of the damned You remember when the ship went down You left me on the deck The captains corpse jumped up And threw his arms around my neck For all these years Ive had him on my back This debt cannot be paid with all your jack And as I sit and talk to you I see your face go white This shadow hanging over me Is no trick of the light The spectre on my back will soon be free The dead have come to claim a debt from thee