Song to Soho

"Have you seen the drunk man, in Soho square
kicking up the papers, with his worn-out shoes?
In his eyes you'd see no sense, beer held loosely by his side
yesterday's papers, telling yesterday's news

So how can you tell me, you're lonely
and say for you the sun won't shine?
Let me take you by the hand,
and lead you through the streets of Soho
I'll show you something, to make you change your mind

Have you seen the young girls, who walks the streets of Soho
colours in their hair, and almost not clothes?
They have no time for talking, she just keeps right on stumbling
Carrying herself home, wobbling from side to side

So how can you tell me, you're lonely
and say for you the sun won't shine?
Let me take you by the hand,
and lead you through the streets of Soho
I'll show you something, to make you change your mind

In the all-night coffee shop, at a quarter past eleven
same transsexual sitting there, on his own
Looking at the world, over the rim of his coffee-cup
Each coffee lasts an hour, lucky for you he wanders home alone

So how can you tell me, you're lonely
and say for you the sun won't shine?
Let me take you by the hand,
and lead you through the streets of Soho
I'll show you something, to make you change your mind"

[SoulKiss]

Thanks for that Dan.....

As it happens I actually know the tune to that - we did it one year at the Scout Gangshow - well the original version.

So now I have that stuck in my head.

So, once again, I am suffering from Grinch induced insanity.

And I wont even be able to give you your well deserved slap tomorrow night.....

Hah, ha.... <pointy finger>

[Sid Squid]

Do you know the version by ANL?

Pardon?

The fine punk band that is The Anti Nowhere League!

Well did you see the old man
Outside the seamen's mission
Never is a fading with the medals that he wears
And did you see the old man
Outside the seamen's mission
He's just another hero from a land that doesn't care

So how can you tell me you're lonely
And don't you say to me your sun don't shine

And have you seen the old girl
Who walks the Streets Of London
She ain't got no money and she's all dressed in rags
And have you seen the old girl
Who walks the Streets Of London
She carries her old knickers in two polythene bags

So how can you tell me you're lonely
And don't you say to me your sun don't shine

Well let me take you by the hand
And lead you through your Streets Of London
I'll show you something you'll never understand
Well let me take you by the hand
And drag you through your Streets Of London
I'll show you something that'll make you really sick

Well let me take you by the hand
And lead you through your Streets Of London
I'll show you something we'll never understand
Well let me take you by the hand
And drag you through your Streets Of London
I'll show you something that'll make you really sick



EDIT: ANL vid for Streets of London

Ah, now its all becoming clear.

[mr.anderson]

Originally Posted by Jester666

They also did a fine song called 'So What?', I'll let you find the lyrics on t'interweb for yourselves as I can't post 'em here, a teeny bit naughty!

Metallica did a version of that too..