G  F C  G  G  C G 
 
G  F C  G  G  C )* 
 
  G                                    G/F 
I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day  
       C                   G            C/G  G 
Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay  
     Am                C 
It's dirty work in Birmingham  
       C 
Better deal for a Sheffield man  
        G                    Am 
If he can rivet then his kids can buy  
C                 C   C C G 
Candy from the candy man  
      F                  C 
And the van that comes around weekends  
      F           C 
Selling fancy city things  
F                   C 
Sold by the man with the trilby hat  
      F                 C/E 
And the whiskers spread like wings  
             Am7 
You can hear him sing  
                 D 
Oh you can hear him sing  
               G G/A             G/B      C  F/C 
Can I put you on,  people can I put you on  
C                   G 
Tell you that I love you people  
              F               C  G/B  Am7  C C G 
Sing a salesman's song and put you on  
      G                                     G/F 
And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne  
       C                               G 
And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind  
     Am               C 
It's dirty work in Manchester  
      C                C 
But the crew gets paid its gelt  
G                Am 
Bang on the bell on Friday  
C                        C      C C G 
You buys a little something for yourself  
      F                  C 
And the van that comes around weekends  
 
(Chorus) 
 
(Chorus) 
  G    G/F  C                         G 
Oh!  Oh!  Oh!  People can I put you on? 

(REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE)