I met my love, by the gas works croft

dreamed a dream, by the old canal.

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall.

Dirty old town, dirty old town.



Clouds are drifting, across the moonlight,

cats are prowling, on their beat.

Springs a girl, on the streets at night

Dirty old town, you're a dirty old town.



I hear a siren, from the docks.

Saw a train, set the night on fire.

I smelled the spring on the smokey wind.

Diry old town, dirty old town.



We're going to make, a good sharp axe,

shining steel, tempered in the fire,

we'll chop you down, like an old dead tree.

Dirty old town, dirty old town.



I met my love.

By the gasworks croft.

Dreamed a dream, by the old canal,

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall.

Dirty old town, you're a dirty old town.

Dirty old town, dirty old town.