I Met my love, by the gas yard wall
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town

Heard a siren from the dock
saw a train cut the night on fire
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
dirty old town, dirty old town

I´m going to make a big sharp ax
shining steel tempered in the fire
I´ll cut you down like an old dead tree
dirty old town, dirty old town

Clouds are drifting on the street
Cats are prowling on their beats
Springs a girl on the streets at night
dirty old town, dirty old town

I Met my love, by the gas yard wall
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town