Grimsby
Available on the album Caribou
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
Piano: Elton John
Bass: Dee Murray
Drums: Nigel Olsson
Electic guitars: Davey Johnstone
Tambourine: Ray Cooper
Backing vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson
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 harbour
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
© 1974 Big Pig Music Limited