Grimsby

As I lay dreaming in my bed
Across the great divide
I thought I heard the trawler boats
Returning on the tide
And in this vision of my home
The shingle beach did ring
I saw the lights along the pier
That made my senses sing

Oh oh Grimsby, a thousand delights
Couldn't match the sweet sights
Of my Grimsby
Oh England you're fair
But there's none to compare with my Grimsby
Through nights of mad youth
I have loved every sluice in your harbor
And in your wild sands from boyhood to man
Strangers have found themselves fathers

Take me back you rustic town
I miss your magic charm
Just to smell your candy floss
Or drink in the Skinners Arms
No Cordon Bleu can match the beauty
Of your pies and peas
I want to ride your fairground
Take air along the quay


source: Songteksten.nl

piano: Elton John
bass guitar: Dee Murray
drums: Nigel Olsson
lead vocals: Elton John
electric guitar: Davey Johnstone
background vocals: Davey Johnstone; Dee Murray; Nigel Olsson
tambourine: Ray Cooper
engineer: Clive Franks
Producer: Gus Dudgeon
lyricist: Bernie Taupin
composer:
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Language: english
Mood: Earnest; Melancholy; Yearning; Sentimental; Reflective; Literate; Playful; Quirky; Naive
Style: Contemporary Pop/Rock; Album Rock; Singer/Songwriter