Dirty Old Town lyrics and video

Dirty Old Town

I met my love
by the gas work´s 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 ´cross the moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Springs 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 smelt the spring
on the smokey wind
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I´m going to 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...

Here´s a nice version of this originally scottish song that has somehow been associated with Ireland...



It´s a cover by the german band Brandstifter... check out their myspace channel as well: http://www.myspace.com/brandtstifter