The Pogues Dirty Old Town on TV 1986
Shane MacGowan The Pogues with Dirty Old Town on the Cargo de Nuit programme in Belgium December 3 1986. The song is from the Rum, Sodomy the Lash album and was written by Kirsty MacCall s father, Ewan MacColl about his hometown of Salford, Manchester in 1949, and was first made popular by The Dubliners. 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 Dr
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