Towers of London lyrics

Towers of London, when they had built you

Did you watch over the men who fell?

Towers of London, when they had built you

Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Pavements of gold leading to the underground

Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around

Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound

Pound, pound, pound, pound

Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven

Towers of London, when they had built you

Did you watch over the men who fell?

Towers of London, when they had built you

Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high

Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by

Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry

For the bridge that doesn't go

In the direction of Dublin

Towers of London, when they had built you

Did you watch over the men who fell?

Towers of London, when they had built you

Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

And I've seen it in a painting

And I've seen it in engraving

And I've seen it in their faces

Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving

And I've seen it in a painting

And I've seen it in engraving

And I've seen it in their faces

Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving

Towers of London, when they had built you

Did you watch over the men who fell?

Towers of London, when they had built you

Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Towers of London, Towers of London

Towers of London, Towers of London

La La Londinium, La La Londinium

La La Londinium, La La Londinium

La La Londinium, La La Londinium

• Artist:Matthew Sweet
• Album:Under the Covers, Vol. 3