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And I used to sleep standing on my feet
As we hunted for the shoals of herring.
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I found my love by the gasworks crofts
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town.
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Dylan is to me the perfect symbol of the anti-artist in our society. He is against everything – the last resort of someone who doesn't really want to change the world... Dylan's songs accept the world as it is.
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Ewan MacColl
Born:
January 25, 1915
Died:
October 22, 1989
(aged 74)
Bio:
James Henry Miller, better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a Scottish folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer.
Known for:
Singing The Fishing
Classic Scots Ballads
The Ballad Of John Axon
Chorus from the Gallows (1960)
Popular Scottish Songs (1960)
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