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Rod Stewart - Dirty Old Town (1969) [HQ+Lyrics]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Vocals
Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton
Acoustic Guitar
Michael Waller
Michael Waller
Drums
Ron Wood
Ron Wood
Guitar
Martin John Pugh
Martin John Pugh
Guitar
Ian McLagan
Ian McLagan
Piano
Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl
Songwriter
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lou Reizner
Lou Reizner
Producer

Lyrics

I found my love by the gasworks croft
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
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
Clouds are floating across the moon
Cats are prowling upon their beat
Spring's a girl in the streets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town
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
Dirty old town, dirty old town
Written by: Ewan MacColl

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