I met my love by the factory wall,
I dreamed a dream by the old canal,
I kissed my girl by the factory wall,
It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.

I heard a siren coming from the docks,
I saw a train set the night on fire,
And I smelled the smoke from the hilltop tower,
It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.

Well clouds are drifting all across the moon,
Well cats are prowling all along their beat,
There skips a girl through the streets at night,
It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.

It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.

I'm gonna make me a big strong axe,
Well shining steel tempered in the fire
And I'll cut you down like a big old tree
It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.

I met my love by the factory wall,
I dreamed a dream by the old canal,
I kissed my girl by the factory wall,
It's a dirty old town, it's a dirty old town.