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

Ah hey ma ma ma ma........
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma

They sat on the stony ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down to listen

He said, in winter, 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles

Ah hey ma ma ma........
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma........
All the work shut down

The evening had turned to rain
Watch the water roll down the drain
As we followed him down to the station

And though he never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train rolled out of sight, bye bye

Ah hey ma ma ma........
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma........
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma........
Take it easy on yourself
Ah hey ma ma ma........