Dirty Old Town

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed a girl by the factory wall Chorus: Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds a drifting across the moon Cats a prowling on their beat Spring's a girl in the street at night (Chorus) Heard a siren from the docks Saw a train set the night on fire Smelled the spring on the smoky wind (Chorus) I'm going to make me a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire Will chop you down like an old dead tree (Chorus) I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed a girl by the factory wall (Chorus) x 2

Dirty Old Town Written by Ewan MacColl Performed by The Pogues Produced by Elvis Costello Musicians Shane MacGowan - lead vocals Cait O'Riordan - bass James Fearnley - accordion Andrew Ranken - drums Jem Finer - banjo Spider Stacy - tin whistle Philip Chevron - guitar Recorded 1985-05, Elephant Studios, London Released 1985 Albums The Pogues: Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, 1985 Singles The Pogues: Dirty Old Town 7", 12", 1985 - - Length 3:46 Other engineered by Nick Robbins, Paul Scully Only known performance:  November 6, 1985, Malmö, Sweden - Elvis fills in for Shane MacGowan at a Pogues concert      (1 known performance)

Recordings by other artists

Artist

Year

Release

Links

Ewan MacColl

1952

written for his play Landscape With Chimneys, ca. 1949

Chad & Jeremy

1964

Sing For You

The Dubliners

1968

A-side of single and on Drinkin' And Courtin

Rod Stewart

1969

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

The Specials

1996

Today's Specials

Frank Black

2006

Fast Man Raider Man

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