When I Was a Lad के बोल

Rows of back to back houses, covered in smoke and grime Children skipping in the street, and washing on the line A scarf tucked down your jersey, to keep you from the cold I wore a woolly balaclava when I was nine years old When I was a lad, neighbours were neighbours When I was a lad, doing you favours People giving people a hand, no matter how small When I was a lad, dolly mixtures When I was a lad, Saturday pictures When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all School from Monday to Friday, I learned to read and write Grandad sitting on the doorstep in the fading light Tin bath hanging from a six-inch nail, lino on the floor Lavatory out in the back-yard, sit with your foot against the door Chorus Rows of back to back houses, covered in smoke and grime Children skipping in the street, and washing on the line A scarf tucked down your jersey, to keep you from the cold I wore a woolly balaclava when I was nine years old When I was a lad, neighbours were neighbours When I was a lad, doing you favours People giving people a hand, no matter how small When I was a lad, dolly mixtures When I was a lad, Saturday pictures When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all School from Monday to Friday, I learned to read and write Grandad sitting on the doorstep in the fading light Tin bath hanging from a six-inch nail, lino on the floor Lavatory out in the back-yard, sit with your foot against the door When I was a lad, neighbours were neighbours When I was a lad, doing you favours People giving people a hand, no matter how small When I was a lad, dolly mixtures When I was a lad, Saturday pictures When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all Times were hard in winter, but mother kept us fed All night huddled round the fireside, overcoats on the bed We were a great big family, we all slept head to toe In a big brass bed up in the backroom, and it seems so long ago When I was a lad, neighbours were neighbours When I was a lad, doing you favours People giving people a hand, no matter how small When I was a lad, dolly mixtures When I was a lad, Saturday pictures When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all When I was a lad, neighbours were neighbours When I was a lad, doing you favours People giving people a hand, no matter how small When I was a lad, dolly mixtures When I was a lad, Saturday pictures When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all When I was a lad, those were the greatest days of all