Down on the Quay Songtext
von Clare Fader & The Vaudevillains

Down on the Quay with my best friend next door
Nonnie May′s sweet shop and chalk on the floor
The kids are all up late, the band's hit their stride
The streets are so crowded, it′s easy to hide

Can't miss a moment, don't send me to bed
The music′s just started, I can′t hear what you said
So we run away laughing from our mothers and aunts
Till time is forgotten and we all go and dance


There's a lady with face paints who′s chasing me down
I protest I'm too old for the face of a clown
There′s a boy of fourteen who's making me blush
While I long to be grown up, they all say what′s the rush?

Can't miss a moment, don't send me to bed
The music′s just started, I can′t hear what you said
So we run away laughing from our mothers and aunts
Till time is forgotten and we all go and dance

Laughter is bubbling out from the bars
Lovers are leaning against the parked cars
Night is descending chased by the dawn
Sleep, stay at bay - kids are soldiering on


Can't miss a moment, don′t send me to bed
The music's just started, I can′t hear what you said
So we run away laughing from our mothers and aunts
Till time is forgotten and we all go and dance