When was the song “Dirty Old Town” released by The Mountain Goats?

The song Dirty Old Town was released in 2002, on the album “Devil in the Shortwave”.

Who composed the song “Dirty Old Town” by The Mountain Goats?

The song “Dirty Old Town” by The Mountain Goats was composed by Ewan MacColl.

Ewan MacColl

[Verse 1]
I found my love by a gas works croft
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall

[Refrain]
Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 2]
The moon is shifting behind a cloud
Cats are crawling all along the beat
And spring's a girl in the streets at night

[Refrain]
Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 3]
Heard a siren calling 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 going to make a good sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
We'll chop you down like an old dead tree

[Refrain]
Dirty old town, dirty old town

When was the song “Dirty Old Town” released by The Mountain Goats?: The song Dirty Old Town was released in 2002, on the album “Devil in the Shortwave”.
Who composed the song “Dirty Old Town” by The Mountain Goats?: The song “Dirty Old Town” by The Mountain Goats was composed by Ewan MacColl.