words wanted

[Pau'ine]

Please can anyone supply the words of the song about Lowry called 'Matchstick men and match stick cats and dogs'?

[rjcb23]

Its called "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" and its by Brian and Michael Can't fit the lyrics in here so here is a link to another site with them. http://www.codehot.co.uk/lyrics/abcd/brianandmichael_m.htm

[wendymae]

and he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs, he painted kids on the corner of the street and they're sparking clogs. Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates to paint them matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs

[Pau'ine]

Thank you to rjcb23 and Wendymae

[lizw]

who was it who did the spoof 'and he painted grandad's bike and next door's cats and dogs. He painted a couple on the corner of the street who were having a snog'??????????

[RogerK]

LizW - The spoof was by the Barron Knights

[lizw]

RogerK you are a genius - it's been driving me mad all day! xxx

[VinnyVo1]

Pauline, the words for the song on the codehot website are not quite correct. They show the songs second line as "And parts of Ironcoats where I used to play". It's not "Ironcoats", it's Ancoats. I know. I'm from Ancoats. Also, the words say "He painted kids on the corner of the street with the sparking clogs". That's not quite right either. It should be "He painted kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs". This was a common practice amongst youngsters from deprived areas whose parents could only afford clogs, which were long lasting and hard wearing and sloed with metal plates. Hence, the kids used to kick them on the pavement to make them spark. Hows that for a social history lesson?!!

[plamuk]

Try Google the words are there