Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats And Dogs

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He painted Salford Smokey tops,
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On Cardboard boxes from the shops.
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And parts of Ancolts where I used to play.
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I’m sure he once walked down our street,
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cause he painted kids who had nowt on their feet,
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The clothes he wore had all seen better days,

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Now they said his works of art where dull,
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No room old lad the wall was full,
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But Lowry didn’t care much anyway,
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They said he just paints cats and dogs.
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And Match stalk men in boots and clogs,
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And Lowry said that’s just the way they’ll stay,

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And he painted Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,
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He painted kids on the corner of the streets with the sparking clogs,
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And now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates,
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To paint his match stalk men and match stalk cats and dogs,

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Now canvas and brushes where wearing thin,
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When London started calling him,
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To come on down and wear the old flat cap,
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They said tell us all about your ways,
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And all about them Salford days,
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Is it true you’re just an ordinary chap.

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And he painted Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,
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He painted kids on the corner of the streets with the sparking clogs,
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And now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates,
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To paint his Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,

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Now Lowry's hang upon the wall,
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Beside the greatest of them all,
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And even the Mona Lisa takes a bow,
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This tired old man with hair like snow,
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Told northern folk its time to go,
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The fever came and the good Lord mopped his brow,

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And he left us Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,
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He left us kids on the corner of the streets with the sparking clogs
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Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates,
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To paint his Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,

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And he left us Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,
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He left us kids on the corner of the streets with the sparking clogs
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Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates,
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To paint his Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,

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And he left us Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,
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He left us kids on the corner of the streets with the sparking clogs
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Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates,
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To paint his Match stalk men and Match stalk cats and dogs,