London Town (w Lonesome D String Band)

Wrote this on visiting this city for the first time one cold winter with tales of Jack the Ripper in my head. I'm supremely delighted to have the Lonesome D String Band making his awesome contribution to it. Thank you, Dan Greenwood - such a joy working with you. I have the deepest respect for your incredible musicianship: https://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband https://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband/london-town-brian-peters-wldsb Dan: melodica, cigar box guitar, country guitar, ukelele, crunchy guitar, bells Me: vox, acoustic guitar, harmonica, bvs London Town (Brian Peters) Footsteps are fading on Cobblestone Street The wind is beginning to bite A newspaper settles over her feet Late on December's night The leaves were brown, they covered the ground The fog came gently on London Town The morning was shaky, a hollow glow The lamps were flickering dim A policeman was knocking on every door A curtain was moving within There wasn't a clue, no trail could be found The sun broke through on London Town The Mail and the Times, they carried the news What little the neighbours could tell A different version but which one was true The papers were starting to sell She didn't cry out, not even a sound The sun went down on London Town The face of a starlet and eyes of a child The picture was recent, he said His fingers were nervous, his countenance wild We'll get him alive or dead What goes around must come around The night fell swiftly on London Town