The 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 de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma
He sat on the stony 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 de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah hey ma ma ma de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah All the work shut down
The evening turned to rain Watch the water run 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 de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah hey ma ma ma de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah hey ma ma ma de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Ah hey ma ma ma ma Take it easy on yourself
Ah hey ma ma ma de do dn da ya Hey ma ma ma hey-ey-ey-ey ah Ah hey ma ma ma ma Take it easy on yourself