Biography:
Reg Meuross is a notable English singer and songwriter based in Somerset, England. First emerging onto the British acoustic music scene when he formed The Panic Brothers with comedian, Richard Morton, their witty songs and warm demeanour wowed many an audience at both home and abroad. Five years of successful touring and t.v. work followed their album ‘In The Red’, produced by Clive Gregson with the ‘Brothers’ appearing regularly on TV, including Friday Night Live, and at Edinburgh, Sidmouth, Glastonbury and other festivals.
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Other songs:
[Verse 1]
C Am
I’ve been struck by the wind coming in from the east
C G
That strips the grey river and stretches your skin
C Am
I’ve been choked by the engine and choked by the beast
G F G
Breathing fire and pollution and pleasure and sin
[Verse 2]
C Am
I’m the cry of the gulls from St Katherine’s Dock
C G
I’m the cry of the Smithfield fishmonger at dawn
C Am
I’m the sharp suited broker who steals like a fox
G F G
To the stock exchange floor to sell coffee and corn
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 3]
C Am
I’m the bundle of rags in the Oxford Street doorway
C G
Matted and ratted and shivering with cold
C Am
I’m the homecoming sunset that lights up the Westway
G F G
I’m the Union flag I’m the red green and gold
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 4]
C Am
I’m the dome of St Pauls I’m the Regents Park mosque
C G
I’m the Temple the Arsenal and White Hart Lane
C Am
I’m the bomb in Victoria the fire at Kings Cross
G F G
I’m the nine o’clock dole queue and the ten o’clock train
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 5]
C Am
I’m the immigrant town the city of night
C G
Of carousel dreams of beauty and pain
C Am
My streets paved with gold from the bold highway meters
G F G
Dick Whittington’s ghost in a no turning lane
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am G
I’m your vision going up I’m your nightmare coming down
F Am G F
I’m the Whitechapel murderer making his rounds
C G C
My name is London Town
C Am
I’ve been struck by the wind coming in from the east
C G
That strips the grey river and stretches your skin
C Am
I’ve been choked by the engine and choked by the beast
G F G
Breathing fire and pollution and pleasure and sin
[Verse 2]
C Am
I’m the cry of the gulls from St Katherine’s Dock
C G
I’m the cry of the Smithfield fishmonger at dawn
C Am
I’m the sharp suited broker who steals like a fox
G F G
To the stock exchange floor to sell coffee and corn
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 3]
C Am
I’m the bundle of rags in the Oxford Street doorway
C G
Matted and ratted and shivering with cold
C Am
I’m the homecoming sunset that lights up the Westway
G F G
I’m the Union flag I’m the red green and gold
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 4]
C Am
I’m the dome of St Pauls I’m the Regents Park mosque
C G
I’m the Temple the Arsenal and White Hart Lane
C Am
I’m the bomb in Victoria the fire at Kings Cross
G F G
I’m the nine o’clock dole queue and the ten o’clock train
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am
I’m your vision going up I’m your
G
nightmare coming down
F Am
I’m the Westminster fool I’m the
G F
Pentonville clown
C G C
My name is London Town
[Verse 5]
C Am
I’m the immigrant town the city of night
C G
Of carousel dreams of beauty and pain
C Am
My streets paved with gold from the bold highway meters
G F G
Dick Whittington’s ghost in a no turning lane
[Chorus]
F G
My name is London Town
F Am G
I’m your vision going up I’m your nightmare coming down
F Am G F
I’m the Whitechapel murderer making his rounds
C G C
My name is London Town
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