| A Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade
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| And the morning lasted all day, all day
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| And through an open window came like Sinatra in a younger day
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| Pushing the town away, away
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma They sat on the stony ground and he took a cigarette out
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| And everyone else came down to listen
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| It was the winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze
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| With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles, yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah They shut the factory down
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma The evening had turned to rain, watched the water roll down the drain
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| As they followed him down to the station
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| And he would never wave goodbye, you could see it written in his eyes
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| As the train pulled out of sight, bye, bye
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, into the night
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| Hey, ah, ma, ma, ma, hey, ah Life in a northern town
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| Hey, ma, ma, ma, ma |