G                                           F 
I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day  
 
           C                      G 
Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay  
 
      Am              C              
It's dirty work in Birmingham  
 
           C 
Better deal for a Sheffield man  
 
        G                     Am        C
If he can rivet then his kids can buy  
 
C                                    F  | C |  G 
Candy from the candy man  
 

CHORUS: 
              F               C/G 
And the van that comes around weekends  
 
            F                C/G
Selling fancy city things  
 
F                         C/G 
Sold by the man with the trilby hat  
 
             F            C/E 
And the whiskers spread like wings  
 
                Am7 
You can hear him sing  
 
                     D 
Oh you can hear him sing  
 
                G       G/B                       C  
Can I put you on,  people can I put you on  
 
D                             G 
Tell you that I love you people  
 
                C                             F | C | G 
Sing a salesman's song and put you on  

 
 
          G                                                  F 
And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne  
 
             C                                                     G 
And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind  
 
      Am              C            
It's dirty work in Manchester  
 
            C                
But the crew gets paid its gelt  
 
G                   Am 
Bang on the bell on Friday  
 
C                               C       F  | C | G 
You buys a little something for yourself  
 
Chorus
              F               C/G 
And the van that comes around weekends  
 
            F                C/G
Selling fancy city things  
 
F                         C/G 
Sold by the man with the trilby hat  
 
             F            C/E 
And the whiskers spread like wings  
 
                Am7 
You can hear him sing  
 
                     D 
Oh you can hear him sing  
 
                G       G/B                       C  
Can I put you on,  people can I put you on  
 
D                             G 
Tell you that I love you people  
 
                C                             F | C | G 
Sing a salesman's song and put you on  

(Repeat Chorus)

Ending: 
  G          F           C                                       G 
Oh!         Oh!       Oh!   People can I put you on? 
(D PEAT, AD LIB, FDE )