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

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

He 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

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

All of the work shutdown

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

He never would wave goodbye

You could see it written in his eyes

As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

All of the work shutdown

Hey ma ma ma ma

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Hey ma ma ma ma, make it easy on himself

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma (Get back)

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

All of the work shutdown

Hey ma ma ma ma (Get back)

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma

Heyya ma ma ma, make it easy on himself

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

All of the work shutdown

Heyya ma ma ma

Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya

Heyya ma ma ma, heyya

Life in a northern town

Hey ma ma ma ma