I Met my love, by the gas yard wall
Dreamed a d ream, by the old ca nal
I Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
Dirty old t own, dirty old to wn
I Heard a siren from the dock
saw a t rain cut the night on fi re
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
dirty old t own, dirty old t own
I'm going to make a big sharp axe
shining s teel tempered in the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
dirty old town, dirty old t own
Clouds are d rifting on the street
Cats are p rowling on their beat
Springs a girl on the streets at night
dirty old town, d irty old town
I Met m y love, by the gas yard wall
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
I Kissed m y girl, by the factory wall
Dirty old t own, dirty old to wn