(Steel)

He came up from the country looking for a job of work,

He came from a town that died a slow hard death,

And when the train pulled into Spencer Street, he was fast asleep.

He opened one eye and he took a long deep breath.

On the first day he was dazed by the noise and by the bustle,

He sat in the square, and tried so hard to think.

Found a cheap hotel and booked himself a room all damp and shabby

He sat in the bar, he bought himself a drink.

He sang: