Life in a Northern Town

Go ga go (×4) Go go go go The salvation army band played And the children drank lemonade And the mornin' lasted all day All day All day And through the open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away Away Away Hey-oh ma mamba Then in the night came Hey-oh ma mamba heeyyya Life in a northern town Hey-oh ma mamba They sat on a stony ground He took a cigarette out Everyone else came down to listen It was the winter of '63 We felt like the world was free With john f kennedy and the beetles (Chorus ×2) The evening had turned to rain Watch the water roll down the drain As they followed him down to the station And he would never wave goodbye You could see it in his eyes As the train rolled out of sight Right by Hey-oh ma mamba Then in the night came Hey-oh ma mamba heeyyya Life in a northern town Hey-oh ma mamba (Take it easy on yourself) Hey-oh ma mamba Hey-oh ma mamba heeyyya Life in a northern town Hey-oh ma mamba