Intro :
When I f irst came to Lon don I was o nly sixte en
With a f iver in my p ocket and my ole dancing bag
I w ent down to the d illy to ch eck out the sc ene
And I s oon ended u p on the o ld main dr ag
There the he-males and the s he-males par aded in st yle
And the old man with the m oney would fl ash you a sm ile
In the d ark of an a lley you'd wo rk for a f iver
For a sw ift one off the wr ist down on the o ld main dr ag
In the c old winter ni ghts the old to wn it was ch ill
But there w ere boys in the c afes who'd g ive you cheap p ills
If you d idn't have the m oney you'd caj ole or you'd b eg
There was a lways lots of tu inol on the o ld main dr ag
One e vening as I was ly ing down by L eicester Squ are
I was p icked up by the c oppers and k icked in the b alls
Between the m etal doors at V ine Street I was b eaten and m auled
And they ru ined my g ood looks for the o ld main dr ag
In the t ube station the o ld ones who were on the way o ut
Would dr ibble and v omit and gr ovel and sh out
And the c oppers would c ome along and p ush them ab out
And I wi shed I c ould escape from the old main d rag
And n ow I'm lyin g here I've h ad too much bo oze
I've been s pat on and sh at on and r aped and ab used
I kn ow that I am d ying and I w ish I could b eg
For some m oney to t ake me from the o ld main drag