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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Fearnley
Accordion
Jem Finer
Banjo
Cait O'Riordan
Bass Guitar
Andrew Ranken
Drums
Henry Benagh
Fiddle
Dick Cuthell
French Horn
Philip Chevron
Guitar
Spider Stacy
Tin Whistle
Shane MacGowan
Vocals
Tome Keane
Uilleann Pipes
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ewan MacColl
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Robbins
Engineer
Paul Scully
Engineer
Elvis Costello
Producer
Ewan MacColl
Producer
Lyrics
I met my love by the gas works wall
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 moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl from the streets at night
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I'm gonna make me a good sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Writer(s): Ewan Maccoll
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