I met my love by the gas works wall I dreamed a dream by the old can*l I kissed my girl by the factory wall Of this dirty old town, dirty old town Dirty old town, dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling over on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town, dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town I heard a signal coming from the docks I saw a train set the night on fire I smelled the spring in the smoky wind Of this dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town, yeah This dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town I'm going to make me a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town