Lyrics

[Verse 1] In Nottamun Town, not a soul looked up Not a soul looked up, not a soul looked down Not a soul looked up, not a soul looked down To show me the way to Nottamun Town [Verse 2] I bought me a horse, it was called the grey mare Grey mane and grey tail, a green stripe down her back Grey mane and grey tail, a green stripe down her back There ain't a hair on her that ain't coal black [Verse 3] She stood so still, she threw me to the dirt She bruised my head, she teared my shirt Saddle to stirrup, I mounted again On my ten toes, rode over the plain [Verse 4] When I got there, no one could I see They all stood around a looking at me I called for a quart to drive gladness away To stifle the dirt, for it rained all the day [Verse 5] I met the king and the queen and the company more A riding behind and walking before Came a stark naked drummer, a beating his drum His hand on his bosom and marching along [Verse 5] I sat down on a hard, cold frozen stone Ten thousand stood round me, yet I was alone My hat in my hand for to keep my head warm Ten thousand got drowned that never was born [Refrain] In Nottamun Town, not a soul would look up Not a soul would look up, not a soul would look down [Verse 1] In Nottamun Town, not a soul looked up Not a soul looked up, not a soul looked down Not a soul looked up, not a soul looked down To show me the way to Nottamun Town [Outro] In Nottamun Town, the scenes are weird Innocent souls ain't prepared For the cash flow they're drowning in They try to escape again and again It's a bad world, cash confusion Happiness is just an illusion Sold by the banks, the church and the crown The marketplace in Nottamun Town