Key: C
G
F
C
G
C
G
G
F
C
G
G
G/F
I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day
C
G
C/G
G
Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay
Am
C
It's dirty work in Birmingham
C
Better deal for a Sheffield man
G
Am
If he can rivet then his kids can buy
C
G
Candy from the candy man
F
C
And the van that comes around weekends
F
C
Selling fancy city things
F
C
Sold by the man with the trilby hat
F
C/E
And the whiskers spread like wings
Am7
You can hear him sing
D
Oh you can hear him sing
G
G/A
G/B
C
F/C
Can I put you on, people can I put you on
C
G
Tell you that I love you people
F
C
G/B
Am7
C
G
Sing a salesman's song and put you on
G
G/F
And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne
C
G
And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind
Am
C
It's dirty work in Manchester
C
But the crew gets paid its gelt
G
Am
Bang on the bell on Friday
C
G
You buys a little something for yourself
F
C
And the van that comes around weekends
(Chorus)
G
G/F
C
G
Oh! Oh! Oh! People can I put you on?
(REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE)