Alan Tarney - Life In a Northern Town lyrics

The Salvation Army band played And the children drunk lemonade And the morning lasted all day, all day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, oh Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma They sat on the stoney ground And he took a cigarette out And everyone else came down to listen He said in winter 1963 It felt like the world would freeze With John F. Kennedy And The Beatles Yeah, yeah Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Ah hey ma ma ma Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah All the work shut down The evening turned to rain Watched the water roll down the drain As we followed him down to the station And though he never would wave goodbye You could see it written in his eyes As the train rolled out of sight...bye-bye Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah Ah hey ma ma ma ma Take it easy on yourself Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah (repeat to fade)