Dirty Old Town

Ewan MacColl

[Verse 1]
I saw my love where gaslight falls
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall

[Refrain]
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

[Verse 2]
Clouds are drifting across the moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl in the street at night

[Refrain]
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

[Verse 3]
I heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind

[Refrain]
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

[Verse 4]
I'm gonna take a good sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree

[Refrain]
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

[Verse 5]
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by thе factory wall

[Refrain]
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

Trivia about the song Dirty Old Town by Liam Clancy

When was the song “Dirty Old Town” released by Liam Clancy?
The song Dirty Old Town was released in 1999, on the album “Irish Troubadour”.
Who composed the song “Dirty Old Town” by Liam Clancy?
The song “Dirty Old Town” by Liam Clancy was composed by Ewan MacColl.

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