Dirty Old Town

Lyrics 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

Credits Written by: Ewan MacColl Performances This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he produced The Pogues' recording and sang it himself at the 1985-11-06 Pogues concert while substituting for frontman Shane MacGowan. Recordings Ewan MacColl, ca. 1952 (written for his play Landscape With Chimneys, ca. 1949) Chad & Jeremy, on Sing For You, 1964 The Dubliners, A-side of single and on Drinkin' And Courtin', 1968 Rod Stewart, on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (aka The Rod Stewart Album), 1969 The Pogues, A-side of single and on Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, 1985 The Specials, on Today's Specials, 1996 Frank Black, on Fast Man Raider Man, 2006 Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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