The Salvation Army band played. 
And the children drunk 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... 

Hey oh, ma ma ma.... 
Hey oh, ma ma ma, hey oh
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
Hey oh, ma ma ma

He 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. 

Hey oh, ma ma ma.... 
Hey oh, ma ma ma, hey oh
Life in a northern town 
All of the work shut down
Hey oh, ma ma ma

As the evening turned to rain
Watch the water run 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 eye, 
As the train rolled out of sight, bye bye... 

Hey oh, ma ma ma.... 
Hey oh, ma ma ma, hey oh
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
Hey oh, ma ma ma

Documentation

This is on Rick's  cd "The Day After Yesterday"