Dirty Old Town
the Dubliners (live) Lyrics

I met my love by the gasworks wall
I encountered my significant other near the facility that supplies gas

Dreamed a dream by the old canal
In my imagination, I had a vision by the ancient waterway

I kissed my girl by the factory wall
I engaged in a romantic kiss with my significant other by the building where goods are manufactured

Dirty old town
The urban center is unclean and shabby

Clouds are drifting across the moon
Masses of condensed water vapor are moving slowly in front of the Earth's natural satellite

Cats are prowling on their beat
Felines are roaming around in their designated territory

Spring's a girl from the streets at night
The season of rebirth and renewal is analogous to a young female from the city when it is dark

I heard a siren from the docks
I perceived a loud warning signal from the harbor

Saw a train set the night on fire
Observed locomotive engines ignite the dark sky with their movement and smoke

Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Detected the fragrance of new growth carried by the foggy breeze

I'm going to make a good sharp axe
I intend to fashion an effective and precise cutting tool

Shining steel tempered in the fire
Metal that is bright and strong, having undergone a process of heating and cooling

I'll chop you down like an old dead tree, that's what they say
I'll defeat and overcome you effortlessly, as if you were a withered and lifeless plant, as the saying goes

Dirty old town
The urban center is unclean and shabby

Dirty old town
The urban center is unclean and shabby

Dirty old town
The urban center is unclean and shabby

Dirty old town
The urban center is unclean and shabby