He painted Salford's
smokey tops on
cardboard boxes
from the shops
And parts of
Ancoats where
I used to play
I'm sure he once
walked down our street
'cos he painted kids
who had nowt on their
feet
The clothes they
wore had all seen
better days
Now they said
his works of art
were dull
No room, or rack
The walls were full
But Lowry didn't
care much anyway
They said he
just paints cats
and dogs
And matchstalk men
in boots and clogs
And Lowry said
that's just the
way they'll stay
And he painted
matchstalk men
and matchstalk
cats and dogs
He painted kids
on the corner of the
street that wore
sparkling clogs
Now he takes
his brush and
he waits
Outside them factory
gates to paint his
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats and dogs
Now canvas and brushes
were wearing thin
when London started
calling him
To come on down
and wear the
old flat cap
They said tell us
all about your ways
and all about
them Salford days
Is it true you're just
an ordinary chap?
And he painted
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
He painted kids on
the corner of the
street that wore
sparkling clogs
Now he takes
his brush and
he waits
Outside them factory
gates to paint his
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats and dogs
Now Lowry's hang
upon the wall
Beside the greatest
of them all
And even the
Mona Lisa
takes a bow
This tired old man
with hair like snow
told northern folk
it's time to go
The fever came and
the good Lord
mopped his brow
And he left us
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
He left us kids
on the corner of
the street that
wore sparkling clogs
Now he takes his
brush and he waits
Outside them pearly
gates to paint his
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
And he left us
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
He left us kids
on the corner of
the street that
wore sparkling clogs
Now he takes his
brush and he waits
Outside them pearly
gates to paint his
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
He left us kids
on the corner of
the street that
wore sparkling clogs
Now he takes his
brush and he waits
Outside them pearly
gates to paint his
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us
matchstalk men and
matchstalk cats
and dogs
He left us kids
on the corner of
the street that
wore sparkling clogs