Theres a room in a house in a street in a manor in a borough Thats part of a city that is generally referred to as london Its a dark place, a mysterious place And it is said that if youre born within the sound of bow-bells You 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 londoners William blake, charles dickens, dick whittington, Pearly kings, barrow boys, arthur daley, max wall And dont forget the kray twins But if youre ever up on highgate hill on a clear day You can see right down to leicester square [london, london] Crystal palace, clapham common, right down to streatham hill North and south, I feel that Im a londoner still [london, london] Chiswick bridge to newham and east ham Churchbells ring out through the land You 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 vessel In 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 unsung East-enders, west-enders, oriental-enders Fu manchu, sherlock holmes, jack spock, henry cooper, Thomas abecket, thomas moore, and dont forget the kray twins Theres a part of me that says "get out" Then one day Ill hear somebody shout "sounds to me like you come from london town" But 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, london London, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london, london London, london, through the dark alley-ways and passages of london, london
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