The High Part Of The Town

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Every [G]Sunday we go walking to the high part of the town,
Ever [D]since me father went up there and [C]he found half a [G]crown.
[G]He said 'this is easy money, the conditions can't be beat!'
We've [D]never found a penny more, but it [C]keeps us off the [G]street.

Keep your [C]hands down in your [G]pockets,
And your [C]eyes down on the [G]ground,
For the [C]streets are lined with [G]silver,
In the [D7]high part of the [G]town.

Our [G]house is not so crowded since me mum, she ran away,
She'd [D]rather live from hand to mouth than [C]live from day to [G]day.
[G]Well me father's often lonely, but it's a blessing in disguise;
It's [D]cured me mother's headaches and its [C]cured me dad's black [G]eyes.

Well a [G]man came from the council for to make me go to school.
He [D]asked me lots of questions then he [C]told me lots of [G]rules.
[G]Then they tried to teach geography, but I found it much too hard;
When they [D]asked me where does coal come from, I [C]answered 'next door's [G]yard!'

Last [G]Sunday night me father had a bit too much to sup,
And he [D]swapped his brand new overcoat for a [C]seven-week-old [G]pup.
[G]They said it is was a bull dog, he believed them I suppose.
We [D]found it was a poodle with a [C]badly broken [G]nose!

Well, they [G]sent me home from school last week, 'cause they said that I had nits,
Me [D]mother said she was ashamed, but [C]I was thrilled to [G]bits.
[G]The other kids were green with envy, so I knew just what to do;
I [D]sold them nits at ten pence each, and they [C]all got sent home [G]too!

Now me [G]father said someday we'll live in the high part of the town,
But [D]every time he gets a job they [C]close the colliery [G]down.
[G]It's not when the pits are closing when me father's troubles start;
It's [D]when they close the pubs as well, it [C]nearly breaks his [G]heart!