[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Bolton
Barnsley
Nelson
Colne
Burnley
Bradford
Buxton
Crewe
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
Leeds
Northwich
Nantwich
Knutsford
Hull
Sale
Salford
Southport
Leigh
Kirkby
Kearsley
Keighley
Maghull
Harrogate
Huddersfield
Oldham
Lancs
Grimsby
Glossop
Hebden Bridge

[Chorus]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north

[Verse 2]
Brighouse
Bootle
Featherstone
Speke
Runcorn
Rotherham
Rochdale
Barrow
Morecambe
Macclesfield
Lytham St. Annes
Clitheroe
Cleethorpes
The M62

[Chorus]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north

[Interlude]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north

[Verse 3]
Pendlebury
Prestwich
Preston
York
Skipton
Scunthorpe
Scarborough on Sea
Chester
Chorley
Cheadle Hulme
Ormskirk
Accrington Stanley
And Leigh
Ossett
Otley
Ilkley Moor
Sheffield
Manchester
Castleford
Skem
Doncaster
Dewsbury
Halifax
Bingley
Bramhall
Are all in the North

[Chorus]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north

[Interlude]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north

[Outro]
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north
It's grim up north