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, away.

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma.

They say on the stoney ground

And he took a cigarette out

And everyone else came down to listen.

It was the winter 1963

It felt that the world would freeze

With john f. kennedy and the beatles, yeah yeah yeah...

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma.

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

They shut the factory down

Hey ma ma ma ma.

The evening had turned to rain

We watched the water roll down the drain

As they followed him down to the station.

He would never wave goodbye

You could see it written in his eyes

As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye.

Hey ah ma ma ma, into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself.

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma.

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma.

Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah...

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma.