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  
 
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(Chorus) 
 
  G    G/F  C                         G 
Oh!  Oh!  Oh!  People can I put you on? 
(REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE)