Dirty Old Town is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others since.
The song was written about an English town, but later became associated with The Dubliners and The Pogues with a few word changes.
 Freedom Gig (with Shane Macgowan) |  Babyshambles | Kentish Town Forum , London | 2008-05-13 |
 Live at Ambassador Theatre, Dublin (With Shane McGowan) | Babyshambles | Dublin, IRL | 2006-09-26 |
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Clouds a drifting across the moon
Cats a prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl from the streets at night
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I'm going to make me 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
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
NameDirty Old Town
BandThe Pogues
