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THE TOWN I LOVED SO WELL
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In my CmemorGy I will Falways Csee
The Ftown that CI have loved so Gwell
Where our Cschool played Gball by the FGas-yard Cwall
And we Flaughed through the Csmoke Gand the Csmell
Going Fhome in the Grain, running Cup C/Gthe dark lAmane
Past the Fjail and Dmdown behind the Gfountain
Those were Chappy Gdays, in so Fmany, many Cways
In the Ftown I Cloved Gso Cwell
In the early morning the Shirt Factory horn
Called women from Creggan, The Moor and The Bog
While the men on the dole played a mother's role
Fed the children, and then walked the dogs
And when times got tough, there was just about enough
But they saw it through without complaining
For deep inside was a burning pride
For the town I love so well
There was music there in the Derry air
Like a language that we could all understand
I remember the day, when I earned my first pay
As I played in the small pick-up band
Then I spent my youth, and to tell you the truth
I was sad to leave it all behind me
For I'd learned about life and I'd found me a wife
In the town I loved so well
But when I returned, how my eyes were burned
To see how a town could be brought to its knees
By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars
And the gas that hangs on to every breeze
Now the Army's installed by the old Gas-yard wall
And the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
With their tanks and guns, oh my God what have they done
To the town I love so well
Now the music's gone, but they still carry-on
Though their spirit's been bruised, but never broken
They will not forget for their hearts are all set
On tomorrow, and peace once again
For what's done is done, and what's won is won
And what's lost is lost and gone forever
I can only pray for a bright brand new day
In the town I love so well