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Album |
Devil in the Shortwave |
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Released |
2002 |
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Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
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Length |
3:00 |
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Previous Track |
"Yoga" |
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Dirty Old Town is the fourth song on the EP Devil in the Shortwave. It is a cover of the Irish folk song by Ewan MacColl, made popular by The Dubliners and The Pogues.
Lyrics[]
I found my love by the Gasworks croft Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirty old town The moon is shifting behind the cloud Cats are crawling all along the beat And spring's a girl in the street at night Dirty old town, dirty old town Heard a siren calling 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 going to make a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire Will chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, dirty old town
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Track list: "Crows" • "Genesis 19:1-2" • "Yoga" • "Dirty Old Town" • "Commandante" |