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London

Made Famous Byz RALPH MCI'ELL

(Q www.singtotheworld.com
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Have you seen the old

man in the closed-down
market?
Have you seen the old

man in the closed-down
market?
Kicking up the paper,

with his worn out shoes
In his eyes you see no

pride and held loosely
at his side
Yesterday's paper

telling yesterday's news
So how can you

tell me, you're lonely?
And say, for you

that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by
the hand and lead you

through the streets of
London
I'll show you something

to make you change
your mind
Have you seen the
old girl who walks the
streets of London?
Dirt in her hair and her
clothes in rags
She's no time for

talking. She just keeps
right on walking
Carrying her home in

two carrier bags
So how can you

tell me, you're lonely?
And say, for you

that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by
the hand and lead you

through the streets of
London
I'll show you something

to make you change
your mind
In the all night cafe
at a quarter past eleven.
Same old man sitting
there on his own
Looking at the world
over the rim of his tea
cup. Each tea lasts an
hour then he wanders

home, alone
So how can you

tell me, you're lonely?
Don't say for you

that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by
the hand and lead you

through the streets of
London
I'll show you something

to make you change
your mind
Have you seen the
old man outside the
seaman's mission?
Memory fading with the
medal ribbons that he
wears
In our winter city the
rain cries a little pity.
For one more forgotten
hero and a world that
doesn't care
So how can you

tell me, you're lonely?
And say, for you

that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by
the hand and lead you

through the streets of
London
I'll show you something

to make you change
your mind
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Title
Streets Of London
Artist
Ralph McTell
Brand
Sing to the World
(11 Other Versions)
Codes
STTW2877-09 STTW2930-03
Genres
british folk, classic uk pop, folk, folk rock
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