Song Information

Song Title

Dirty Ol' Town

Song Lyrics

Found my love where the gaslight falls
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
Springs a girl in the streets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I heard her sigh from the decks
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 take a good sharp ax
Shining steel tempered in the fire
We’ll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town, dirty old town

Song First Line

Found my love where the gaslight falls

Chords In Text

Chord Tab

Link to Song

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wj7xZf8xm8

Comments

The original version of ‘Dirty Old Town’ was written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 about his youth in Salford, Manchester. The song was recorded by many artists including Donovan (1964), The Dubliners (1968) and Rod Stewart (1969). A popular recording was by the Pogues on the album ‘Rum, Sodomy and Lash’ in 1985. Graham Norton (playing Father Noel Furlong) sings a version in the 1997 ‘Hell’ episode of the comedy series ‘Father Ted’.