I met my love by the gas works wall br Dreamed a dream by the old canal br Kissed a girl by the factory wall br br Dirty old town br Dirty old town br br Clouds a drifting across the moon br Cats a prowling on their beat br Spring’s a girl in the street at night br br Dirty old town br Dirty old town br br Heard a siren from the docks br Saw a train set the night on fire br Smelled the spring on the smoky wind br br Dirty old town br Dirty old town br br I’m going to make me a good sharp axe br Shining steel tempered in the fire br Will chop you down like an old dead tree br br Dirty old town br Dirty old town