Islington N1

You'll be met with open arms
You'll succumb to all its charms
Though a cloud may pass on by
Soon you'll see the northern sky
You are where they're taught to be
Should you win the lottery

In Islington N1
We're the feeling rich and smart
Steady that and steady dart
Don't pretend you stand a chance
Open arms but not a glance
Here they get their compromise
And they don't economise
In Islington N1
In Islington N1

Their lights are dazzling to shine bright
A beacon of the city light
Hail a taxi, drive around
Smell the culture, hear the sound
Shostakovich, Peggy Lee
Also very Radio 3

In Islington N1
In Islington N1

Modern in the loutish way
Churches but no need to pray
Everyone has all they need
Every dog is well-degreed
Maybe if you mend your ways
You can live out all your days

In Islington N1

Sparks are here for twenty nights
Must have been an oversight
All our acts we seek the deep
Is it now or will they leave?
I'll be there like every year
Only if you do sleep there

In Islington N1
In Islington N1

Hey, it's only twenty nights
We'll return to former heights
Be a mystery now again
Even this we will transcend

Then you'll see those open arms
And again the lovely charms

Of Islington N1

You'll be met with open arms
You'll succumb to all its charms
Though a cloud may pass on by
Soon you'll see the northern sky
You are where they're taught to be
We've all won the lottery

In Islington N1