Streets Of London

Song Streets Of London
Artist Ralph McTell
Album Streets Of London - Best Of

Lyrics

[00:11.209] Have you seen the old man
[00:14.830] In the closed down market
[00:18.340] Kicking up the papers with his worn out shoes
[00:24.130] In his eyes you see no pride
[00:27.120] Hands held loosely at his side
[00:31.300] Yesterday＇s paper, telling yesterday＇s news
[00:37.439] So how can you tell me you＇re lonely
[00:43.689] And say for you that the sun don＇t shine
[00:49.509] Let me take you by the hand
[00:52.350] And lead you through the streets of London
[00:56.439] I＇ll show you something
[00:59.600] To make you change your mind
[01:08.120] Have you seen the old girl
[01:10.890] Who walks the streets of London
[01:14.310] Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags
[01:20.530] She＇s no time for talking
[01:23.400] She just keeps right on walking
[01:26.430] Carrying her home in two carrier bags
[01:34.300] So how can you tell me you＇re lonely
[01:41.200] And say for you that the sun don＇t shine
[01:46.979] Let me take you by the hand
[01:49.429] And lead you through the streets of London
[01:53.410] I＇ll show you something
[01:56.500] To make you change your mind
[02:11.459] In the old night cafe at a quarter past eleven
[02:17.589] The same old man sitting there on his own
[02:23.828] Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup
[02:29.980] Each tea lasts an hour, and he wanders home alone
[02:37.420] So how can you tell me you＇re lonely
[02:44.589] And say for you that the sun don＇t shine
[02:50.679] Let me take you by the hand
[02:54.600] And lead you through the streets of London
[02:57.149] I＇ll show you something
[02:59.549] To make you change your mind
[03:05.500] Have you seen the old man
[03:11.940] Outside the seaman＇s mission
[03:15.239] Memory fading with the minor ribands that he wears
[03:21.489] In our winter city the rain cries little pity
[03:27.399] For one more forgotten hero
[03:30.489] And a world which doesn＇t care
[03:35.269] So how can you tell me you＇re lonely
[03:42.230] And say for you that the sun don＇t shine
[03:48.200] Let me take you by the hand
[03:50.700] And lead you through the streets of London
[03:55.100] I＇ll show you something
[03:57.459] To make you change your mind

Pinyin

[00:11.209] Have you seen the old man
[00:14.830] In the closed down market
[00:18.340] Kicking up the papers with his worn out shoes
[00:24.130] In his eyes you see no pride
[00:27.120] Hands held loosely at his side
[00:31.300] Yesterday s paper, telling yesterday s news
[00:37.439] So how can you tell me you re lonely
[00:43.689] And say for you that the sun don t shine
[00:49.509] Let me take you by the hand
[00:52.350] And lead you through the streets of London
[00:56.439] I ll show you something
[00:59.600] To make you change your mind
[01:08.120] Have you seen the old girl
[01:10.890] Who walks the streets of London
[01:14.310] Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags
[01:20.530] She s no time for talking
[01:23.400] She just keeps right on walking
[01:26.430] Carrying her home in two carrier bags
[01:34.300] So how can you tell me you re lonely
[01:41.200] And say for you that the sun don t shine
[01:46.979] Let me take you by the hand
[01:49.429] And lead you through the streets of London
[01:53.410] I ll show you something
[01:56.500] To make you change your mind
[02:11.459] In the old night cafe at a quarter past eleven
[02:17.589] The same old man sitting there on his own
[02:23.828] Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup
[02:29.980] Each tea lasts an hour, and he wanders home alone
[02:37.420] So how can you tell me you re lonely
[02:44.589] And say for you that the sun don t shine
[02:50.679] Let me take you by the hand
[02:54.600] And lead you through the streets of London
[02:57.149] I ll show you something
[02:59.549] To make you change your mind
[03:05.500] Have you seen the old man
[03:11.940] Outside the seaman s mission
[03:15.239] Memory fading with the minor ribands that he wears
[03:21.489] In our winter city the rain cries little pity
[03:27.399] For one more forgotten hero
[03:30.489] And a world which doesn t care
[03:35.269] So how can you tell me you re lonely
[03:42.230] And say for you that the sun don t shine
[03:48.200] Let me take you by the hand
[03:50.700] And lead you through the streets of London
[03:55.100] I ll show you something
[03:57.459] To make you change your mind