Pogues, The - Dirty Old Town 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 for on 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 big sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
Will 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
Kissed a girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town





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  1. K.... B....

    Was played at my dad's funeral 😪

  2. m.... ....

    Shon gut, Herr Kaleun.

  3. E.... J....

    BRILLIANT. PHOTO STORY IS PERFECT!

  4. w.... ....

    Always reminds me of the canals of Birmingham

  5. T.... T....

    https://youtu.be/jV-e8R2CcHU

  6. A.... A....

    This is love song because very very good

  7. N.... A....

    Thanx for some O2

  8. N.... M....

    Workers of the world unite

  9. G.... M....

    🌺🌺👍💓🤗😘

  10. m.... k....

    The best version of an absolutely awesome song.

  11. A.... O....

    Bien mais il a fait mieux....

  12. F.... I....

    I am from Macedonia and i like this song! 🙂

  13. K.... R....

    Really music of this generation sucks...

  14. d.... ....

    No one is here because they play it at salford city matches???

  15. J.... _....

    I miss summer in norwegian mountains chilling and smoking

  16. R.... ....

    My mom played this in the house when I was young and now it's part of my life forever.

  17. g.... j....

    This song makes me cry like a baby, my best mate used to sing it after he'd had a few drinks. He was an Irish lad, nicest bloke you could ever hope to know, unfortunately he passed away when we were living together and I discovered him 3 days later. Miss ya Spuddy my brother. I'm trying to do a faster punk arrangement of it for future use in my band.

    g.... j....

    Rip spuddy

  18. n.... h....

    Ne pas ce pas ce motivé avec ggp... Le caviar était trop bon??? On a hérité de centaine de Footix... La honte

  19. D.... M....

    he is virgil van dijk

  20. g.... 1....

    Fuck those choppers need a wee bit of work. Never the less..... amazing..

  21. D.... O....

    WATCH HIM DEFEND 🔴

  22. f.... b....

    so poignant yet

    f.... b....

    i put that rong still poignant yet

  23. R.... ....

    So good ...where is Shane Mc Gowan now ?

  24. F.... C....

    Great song, done my own version...
    https://youtu.be/Mf2vaHG8Oa8

  25. a.... ....

    And we watch him score

  26. M.... W....

    😍j'aime beaucoup [the pogue] le chanteur il chante FAUX !!😄mais c'est pas grave il est pas beau c'est rien il a son charme personnel ...voilà pourquoi un style... 👋

  27. T.... V....

    Ireland will forever have a sprecial place in my soul !.. we in Serbia know it s better to fight imaginary dragons...than real life irish women :) ... all the best and stay free...

    T.... V....

    🤣🤣

  28. b.... &....

    He’s our centre half,

    He’s our number 4,

    Watch him defend,

    And watch him score,

    He can pass the ball,

    Calm as you like,

    He’s Virgil Van Dijk,

    Virgil Van Dijk.

  29. S.... 2....

    música gótica com clima faroeste junto com mantra ssssssSSs

  30. L.... s....

    I'm a Norman guy. This song crosses my soul and reminds me of a love lost on the other side of the channel.

  31. R.... K....

    I hail from a dirty little town in northern New England. This song takes me back there. To the rare old times I had and the good people I used to know.

  32. T.... T....

    SALFORD ❤️

  33. B.... B....

    Mullingar or portlaoise ?

  34. D.... A....

    Décembrer 2019 🎄
    "Shane McGowan" 💙
    Authenticity ! 🌿

  35. a.... m....

    Played this at my father’s funeral in 2017, always reminds him of my mum and dad! ❤️ miss him everyday x

  36. G.... o....

    Wow. This American says WOW. Great sound.

  37. P.... ....

    Salford of all places

  38. H.... S....

    Pub
    Taux anormal d'alcool dans le sang
    Une mélodie Intemporel qui fait Fureur de nos jour impossible a d'écrire tu découvre tu aimes tu transmets tanks

  39. I.... M....

    Proper men from Salford. Hanky park. The best.

  40. J.... R....

    Sigo sin saber inglés y no tengo ganas de ponerme a estudiarlo a mis 48, pero esta canción me sigue evocando muchas cosas,sigue espoleando mi imaginación.

  41. c.... t....

    and still used to lev DUBLINon 1998 Craddle of flith live Grafton st theatre?? with Francis Diggins the New zeland digger jajaja..

  42. L.... H....

    As an Everton fan this is a great song those bastards over the park won’t ruin it for me

  43. n.... t....

    SALFORD WAS THE FIRST CATHOLIC DISOSES REINSTATED AFTER THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND IRISH HAVE SOFT SPOT FOR SALFORD AND DONT FORGET HOW SALFORD WAS KIND TO IRISH

  44. K.... C....

    Amazing.

  45. R.... T....

    Can hear my dad singing this ❤️

  46. j.... 1....

    I just wanna sing this with my brother one time

  47. K.... W....

    Born in Kent another plastic paddy

  48. K.... N....

    Anyone from guitar class ?

  49. L.... B....

    #bcpgang

  50. P.... G....

    I sang this in a Karaoke bar in Gran Canaria one year. Made my holiday to hear everyone singing along.

    P.... G....

    i`m goin to GC tomorrow, wheres the gig?

    P.... G....

    @Dirk Rieger Playa de Ingeles Plenty of good karaoke there.Enjoy.

    P.... G....

    Are you 'THE' Peter Green, ex of Fleetwood Mac?

    P.... G....

    @gary1961 Oh I wish! 😆 I play guitar about as well as Abu Hamza. No,I share his name but do like to do a bit of pub club singing.

  51. P.... G....

    1.3k dislikes? Holy crap. What are you looking for in a song? This is sublime stuff. Where's that can of Guinness? 😆

  52. K.... B....

    love it

  53. w.... 3....

    💚💛💚💛

  54. K.... S....

    Library

  55. C.... S....

    Everyone here about van dijk but no one remembers the original about charlie mulgrew😪

  56. i.... ....

    Love it

  57. L.... H....

    Anyone else here because of Father Ted? Father Noel Furlong starts singing it...

  58. M.... m....

    Fucking legend

  59. p.... ....

    happy to hear so many dedicated music lovers love Mr Shane McGowan .keep doing your own thing mate

  60. H.... M....

    Einfach nur Kult.

  61. D.... W....

    Love this song

  62. f.... d....

    The chemical plant workers

  63. f.... d....

    Aah what is it brought me hrre

  64. t.... r....

    50%: I cry when I hear it
    20%: HE'S VIRGIL VAN DIJK
    15% : teeth dont matter
    15%:great song

    t.... r....

    thomas robinson ha

  65. S.... L....

    brillant xzxz

  66. G.... G....

    Pogues vomit up nostalgia for a place and time that barely existed leaving us to scramble around frantically trying to chew up the best bits.

  67. M.... A....

    More appropriate to Warrington than Salford

  68. e.... a....

    will the scousers (probably all foreign who have never stepped a foot in anfield) stop coming here killing this classic

  69. �.... ....

    こんな神曲聞く日本人いるんかな

    �.... ....

    がらすさん いるわけねえだろw

    �.... ....

    ソンタイ www

  70. o.... ....

    Dirty old teeth.

  71. �.... ....

    Beidh scealloga pratai agam ar leataoibh.

  72. L.... P....

    I am only 12 and I love these songs

  73. M.... D....

    First time I heard this song last night...I've probably listened to it 20 times now! Amazing song!!

  74. T.... l....

    VVD waiting for the ballon dor

  75. m.... f....

    Go Salford 👍👍👍👍👍🥂🙏🏻

  76. J.... A....

    So I have to be honest, found this great song because of the Virgil van Dijk version. But I really feel like it’s a shame that it is linked to a football player now. I really do like this song, it’s something that shouldn’t have been touched. Beautiful song.

  77. A.... ....

    vai te foder

  78. T.... D....

    Am a good proday but this hits my heart my dad loved the Celtic but am in love way the rangers dad if see me up the y crimbo day to leave us buckfast for you x

  79. T.... D....

    Ma old man loves this love miss you dad God save the Queen

    T.... D....

    Tracy Doyle love you 😍 Tracy may you get your hearts 💕 desire ☘️🌹✝️🥂🙏🏻

  80. I.... M....

    for the future, for the children that will come after me, for the Pogues

    I.... M....

    IggyStuff More you’re not going anywhere 👍👍👍👍👍🌹☘️👍🙏🏻

  81. �.... �....

    заебись! вставляет под водку

  82. J.... F....

    The classic version of this universal song surely?
    It's all about his voice I reckon. Proper tear jerking, memory lane stuff for me.

  83. S.... S....

    I’m from Farnworth but that’s only about 8 miles from Salford and I used to go there quite often with my dad. Makes me feel nostalgic.

  84. R.... B....

    wat een Helden!!

  85. D.... R....

    Loves that song so much ..

  86. J.... S....

    This has been my favourite song since i was 3 and im now 15

    J.... S....

    Joe Sypillis great taste in music 🎵

  87. B.... H....

    van dijk innit

  88. J.... B....

    Huddersfield Town what a shit hole

  89. T.... 2....

    There’s beauty all around us as long as there is a breath of life. I love this song.

  90. O.... J....

    Min far han sa
    Att i Malmö stad
    Spelar ett lag
    Som e så jävla bra

    Färgen e blå
    Den e vacker som få
    Kom här min påg
    Så kommer du förstå

  91. �.... ....

    Bheadh se chomh maith agat Gaoluinn a labhairt.

  92. M.... D....

    Who is he???

  93. B.... I....

    Doing Business opportunities getting short on the single market 👻

  94. B.... I....

    Well, than you just have to find a factory, a gas station and a girl in that dirty old town 👻

  95. G.... g....

    🎵 Dreamed a dream...🎶 🎶

  96. P.... R....

    Im Portugal i loved is song my favorit singers macgoan

  97. F.... B....

    pissed ha ha

  98. r.... m....

    Quando o tio nasceu lá no hospital .....