Kinks - London Song Lyrics
Theres a room in a house in a street in a manor in a boroughThats part of a city that is generally referred to as londonIts a dark place, a mysterious placeAnd it is said that if youre born within the sound of bow-bellsYou have the necessary qualifications to be christened a londoner[its a cruel place, its a hard place]But when you think back to all the great londonersWilliam blake, charles dickens, dick whittington,Pearly kings, barrow boys, arthur daley, max wallAnd dont forget the kray twinsBut if youre ever up on highgate hill on a clear dayYou can see right down to leicester square [london, london]Crystal palace, clapham common, right down to streatham hillNorth and south, I feel that Im a londoner still [london, london]Chiswick bridge to newham and east hamChurchbells ring out through the landYou were born in london, england[london, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london]And theres a tap by a reservoir, leading to a stream,That turns into a river estuary that eventually opens to the sea[london, london]And theres a docker by a wharf, sending cargo overseas,Unloading foreign trade from a large ocean vesselIn the mighty metropolitan port of london[london, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london]When I think of all the londoners still unsungEast-enders, west-enders, oriental-endersFu manchu, sherlock holmes, jack spock, henry cooper,Thomas abecket, thomas moore, and dont forget the kray twinsTheres a part of me that says get outThen one day Ill hear somebody shoutSounds to me like you come from london townBut if youre ever up on highgate hill on a clear day,Ill be there [Ill be there]Yes I will be there [there]Through the dark alley-ways and passages of london, londonLondon, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london, londonLondon, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london, london
