London Town

There was a girl from London town
running through the square
There was a girl from London town
running through the square
as her hat flew through the air

The street was made of cobblestone
The dust was swept away
The street was made of cobblestone
The dust was swept away
by a man who was twice her age

The sun was shining bright that week
it hadn’t for a week
The sun was shining bright that week
it hadn’t for a week
and a bird or two began to speak

There was a light beside the road
that no one had turned on
There was a light beside the road
that no one had turned on
and it would have shined until the dawn

There was a statue in the square
of a famous man
There was a statue in the square
of a famous man
And a plaque that stood beside his hand

On the day the rains came in
rustling the trees
On the day the rains came in
rustling the trees
and some branches fell upon the breeze

A man came by and picked one up
looked at it real close
A man came by and picked one up
looked at it real close
and he put a piece
inside his coat

Some children saw him standin’ there
thought that he was mad
Some children saw him standin’ there
thought that he was mad
and they couldn’t see
that he was sad

The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
and they chased each other
toward the lake

and they chased each other
toward the lake