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Electric Light Orchestra – Down Home Town (1975) | Track profile | Dork

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Electric Light Orchestra
Face the Music
Down Home Town

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Electric Light Orchestra

Down Home Town

Release date: 1st September 1975

From Face the Music

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"Down Home Town" is a track by Electric Light Orchestra, from the album Face the Music, released 1st September 1975. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Down Home Town

Llafretaw ythgim eht ecaf

Llafretaw ythgim eht ecaf

The world outside don't like us much

'Cause they ain't got our classy touch

But they ain't good enough to breathe

This town's good air, we make 'em leave

But it's no, no, no

Really can't do that

No, no, no

Down home town

No monkey business in this town

Who do you think you're pushing 'round?

This town's respectable and clean

Just look around, you'll see what I mean

But it's no, no, no

Really can't do that

No, no, no

Down home town

Down home town

Down home town

Down home town

Down home town

Down home town

Down home town

But it's no, no, no

Really can't do that

No, no, no

Down home town

We got the best town band around

Just listen to their crazy sound

When they get hot, they gonna blow

You see them winnin' every show

Wish I was in the land of Dixie

Look away! Look away!

Look away! Look away!

Down home town (Gotta get down, gotta get down)

Down home town (Gotta get down, gotta get down)

Down home town

Down home town (Ooh, I think they're coming down now)

Down home town

But it's no, no, no (No)

Really can't do that (She loves you)

No, no, no (I can't do that)

Down home town

Wish I was in the land of Dixie

Look away! Look away! Look away!

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Track details

From Face the Music

1975

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Album

Electric Light Orchestra

Release year

1975

—Poker
—Fire on High
—Evil Woman (Stripped Down Mix)
—Waterfall (Instrumental Mix)
—One Summer Dream
—Down Home Town
—Waterfall
—Nightrider

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