4/4 [TITM] STREETS OF LONDON Ralph McTell

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE OLD MAN IN THE CLOSED DOWN MARKET

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KICKING UP THE PAPERS WITH HIS WORN OUT SHOES

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IN HIS EYES YOU SEE NO PRIDE HANDS HELD LOOSELY BY HIS SIDE

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YESTERDAY'S PAPERS TELLING YESTERDAY'S NEWS

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SO HOW CAN YOU TELL ME YOU'RE LO - ON - LY

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AND SAY THAT FOR YOU THE SUN DON'T SHINE

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LET ME TAKE YOU BY THE HAND

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AND LEAD YOU THROUGH THE STREETS OF LONDON

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I WILL SHOW YOU SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE OLD GIRL WHO WALKS THE STREETS OF LONDON

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DIRT IN HER HAIR AND HER CLOTHES ALL IN RAGS

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SHE'S NO TIME FOR TALKING SHE JUST KEEPS RIGHT ON WALKING

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CARRYING HER HOME IN TWO CARRIER BAGS

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IN THE ALL NIGHT CAFE AT A QUARTER PAST ELEVEN

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SAME OLD MAN SITTING THERE ALL ALONE

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LOOKING AT THE WORLD OVER THE RIM OF HIS TEACUP

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EACH TEA LASTS AN HOUR THEN HE WANDERS HOME ALONE

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE OLD MAN OUTSIDE THE SEAMAN'S MISSION

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MEMORY FADING WITH MEDAL RIBBONS THAT HE WEARS

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IN OUR WINTER CITY THE RAIN CRIES A LITTLE PITY

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FOR ONE MORE FORGOTTEN HERO AND A WORLD THAT DOESN'T CARE