I met my love By the gas works wall Dreamed a dream By the old canal Kissed my girl By the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds are drifting Across the moon Cats are prowling On their beat Spring-s-a girl From the streets at night Dirty old town Dirty old town I heard a siren From the docks Saw a train Set the night on fire Smelled the spring On the smoky wind Dirty old town Dirty old town
I'm going to make A good sharp axe Shining steel Tempered in the fire I'll chop you down Like an old dead tree Dirty old town Dirty old town I met my love By the factory wall Dreamed a dream By the old canal Kissed my girl By the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Dirty old town Dirty old town