Down To London
Joe Jackson"Down To London" is a song by Joe Jackson, released in 1989 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:35 long and contains 37 lines and 265 words.
0:08Stop what's that sound
0:12Its the death rattle of this rusty old town
0:15Stop listen again
0:19Its the sound of laughter all along the thames
0:27Hey what's my line
0:31Do I have to stay here til the end of time
0:35I'm good lookin and bright
0:38I wanna see life after ten at night
0:45So if they ask you where I am
0:50I'm in the back of a transit van
0:54In a squat on the earls court road
0:58Gone down to london turning coal into gold
1:03Down to london down to london
1:09Gone down to london to be the king
1:17Gone down to london to be the king
1:36Hey what's your name
1:40The boys back home all seem to look the same
1:44You should stick with me
1:47And one of us will make it just you see
1:55Stop what's that sound
1:59Seems like the sixties are still swingin around
2:03Hey can you hear me back there
2:07Or is there anybody left to care
2:13So if you ask me where they are
2:18Theyre hanging tough in a soho bar
2:22Playing guitars in the underground
2:26Gone down to london tryin to chase that sound
2:32Down to london down to london
2:37Gone down to london to be the king
2:45Gone down to london to be the king
3:03So I ask you should I cry or laugh
3:08Drinking tea in a kings cross caff
3:12A leather jacket against the cold
3:16Gone down to london turning coal into gold
3:22Down to london down to london
3:27Gone down to london to be the king
3:35Gone down to london to be the king
Stop what's that sound Its the death rattle of this rusty old town Stop listen again Its the sound of laughter all along the thames Hey what's my line Do I have to stay here til the end of time I'm good lookin and bright I wanna see life after ten at night So if they ask you where I am I'm in the back of a transit van In a squat on the earls court road Gone down to london turning coal into gold Down to london down to london Gone down to london to be the king Gone down to london to be the king Hey what's your name The boys back home all seem to look the same You should stick with me And one of us will make it just you see Stop what's that sound Seems like the sixties are still swingin around Hey can you hear me back there Or is there anybody left to care So if you ask me where they are Theyre hanging tough in a soho bar Playing guitars in the underground Gone down to london tryin to chase that sound Down to london down to london Gone down to london to be the king Gone down to london to be the king So I ask you should I cry or laugh Drinking tea in a kings cross caff A leather jacket against the cold Gone down to london turning coal into gold Down to london down to london Gone down to london to be the king Gone down to london to be the king
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