A salvation army band played and the children drank lemonade

And the morning lasted all day all day

And through an open window came like Sinatra in a younger day

Pushing the town away away

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

They sat on the stony ground and he took a cigarette out

And everyone else came down to listen

It was the winter 1963 it felt like the world would freeze

With John F Kennedy and the Beatles yeah yeah yeah

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

They shut the factory down

Hey ma ma ma ma

The evening had turned to rain watched the water roll down the drain

As they followed him down to the station

As the train pulled out of sight bye bye

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma take it easy on yourself

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Hey ah ma ma ma into the night

Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma