A Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day
And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away Ah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma They sat on the Stoney ground And he took a cigarette out And everyone else came down To listen
He said: In winter 1963 It felt like the world would freeze With John F. Kennedy And the Beatles Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town
Hey-ma-ma-ma-ma Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah All the work shut down
The evening turned to rain (the evening turned to rain) Watched the water roll down the drain As we followed him down To the station
And though he never would wave goodbye You could see it written in his eyes As the train rolled out of sight Bye-bye
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (life in a northern town) Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (all the work shut down) Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (where ya goin' now?) Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma Take it easy on yourself
