I met my love, by the gasworks-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 crawling, all along the beat
Springs a girl, from the steets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I heard a whistle, coming from the docks
Saw a train, set the night on fire
Smelled the spring, on the smoke-filled air
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I´m gonna get me, a nice sharp axe
Shining steel, tempered in the fire
I´ll cut you down, like an old dead tree
Dirty old town, dirty old town