London Song

There's a room in a house in a street in a manor in a borough That's part of a city that is generally referred to as london It's a dark place a mysterious place And it is said that if you're born within the sound of bowbells You have the necessary qualifications to be christened a londoner it's a cruel place it's 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 don't forget the kray twins But if you're 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 I'm 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 alleyways and passages of london And there's a tap by a reservoir leading to a stream That turns into a river estuary that eventually opens to the sea london london And there's 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 alleyways and passages of london When I think of all the londoners still unsung Eastenders westenders orientalenders Fu manchu sherlock holmes jack spock henry cooper Thomas a'becket thomas moore and don't forget the kray twins There's a part of me that says get out Then one day I'll hear somebody shout sounds to me like you come from london town But if you're ever up on highgate hill on a clear day I'll be there i'll be there Yes I will be there there Through the dark alleyways and passages of london london London london through the dark alleyways and passages of london london London london through the dark alleyways and passages of london london