My Name Is London Town lyrics

I've been struck by the wind coming in from the east

That strips the grey river and stretches your skin

I’ve been choked by the engine and choked by the beast

Breathing fire and pollution and pleasure and sin

I’m the cry of the gulls from St Katharine’s Dock

I’m the cry of the Smithfield fishmonger at dawn

I’m the sharp-suited broker who steals like a fox

To the stock exchange floor to sell coffee and corn

My name is London Town

I’m your vision going up, I’m your nightmare coming down

I’m the Westminster fool, I’m the Pentonville clown

My name is London Town

I’m the bundle of rags in the Oxford Street doorway

Matted and ratted and shivering with cold

I’m the homecoming sunset that lights up the westwa

I’m the Union Flag, I’m the red, green and gold

My name is London Town

I’m your vision going up, I’m your nightmare coming down

I’m the Westminster fool, I’m the Pentonville clown

My name is London Town

I'm the dome of St Paul's, I’m the Regent's Park mosque

I’m the Temple, the Arsenal and White Hart Lane

I’m the bomb in Victoria, the fire at Kings Cross

I’m the nine o’clock dole queue and the ten o’clock train

My name is London Town

I’m your vision going up, I’m your nightmare coming down

I’m the Westminster fool, I’m the Pentonville clown

My name is London Town

I’m the immigrant town, the city of night

Of carousel dreams of beauty and pain

My streets paved with gold from the bold highway meters

Dick Whittington’s ghost in a no turning lane

My name is London Town

I’m your vision going up, I’m your nightmare coming down

I’m the Whitechapel murderer making his rounds

My name is London Town

My name is London Town