Now Take Me Down To London Town

Now take me down to London Town --

I'll belt my songs from there.

I'll wear the singer's gilded gown --

And sing to you with flair.

But songs I sing in London Town

will never sound the same

as those I've sung without the gown

in towns I cannot name.

They're quite as good as London Town

for things that matter most;

We make our name by going down

to play the ancient host.

We make our name in London Town

Where glitter reigns supreme,

But then we shed the gilded gown

and live the poet's dream.