Lyrics to
London Town

This version of London Town was released by Paul Mccartney in 1978.

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Walking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon,
I was accosted by a barker playing a simple tune upon his flute.
Toottoottoottoot.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of london town.
People pass me by on my imaginary street,
Ordinary people it’s impossible to meet,
Holding conversations that are always incomplete.
Well i don’t know.

Oh, where are there places to go?
Someone, somewhere has to know.
I’don’t know.

Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife
With the same old stories of his ordinary life.
Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife.
Well, i don’t know.

Oh, where are there places to go?
Someone, somewhere has to know.

Crawling down the pavement on a sunday afternoon,
I was arrested by a rozzer
Wearing a pink balloon about his foot.
Toot toot toot toot.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of london town.

Someone, somewhere has to know.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of london town.

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About Lyrics and London Town by Paul Mccartney

The lyrics for London Town are defined as the words making up the song released by Paul Mccartney in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to London Town have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Paul Mccartney and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to London Town by Paul Mccartney if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to London Town" means the words set to the music of London Town, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Paul Mccartney. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to London Town and the lyrics to London Town are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Paul Mccartney who came here looking just for the lyrics to London Town, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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