Dibnah by The Lancashire Hotpots Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He was born and raised in Bolton
A honest steeplejack
The hardest working bloke in't North
A giant in a flat cap
He weren't one for health and safety
And I worshipped him as a child
'Cause he'd climb a 200ft chimney
After drinking five pints of mild
[Chorus]
His name were Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
[Verse 2]
With chimneys and traction engines
He'd graft and sweat and toil
He were like your dad or grandad
Tinkering in his shed, getting covered in oil
They'd send for him from all over
And we'd watch him on our screens
And from the top of all them chimneys
What must he have seen?
[Chorus]
His name were Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
[Bridge]
And we don't have chimneys anymore
'Cause we don't have factories anymore
No we don't have chimneys anymore
'Cause we don't have factories anymore
In 2004 he left us
And I think I must have cried
'Cause on that day, when he passed away
Part of our heritage died
[Chorus]
His name were Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
Dibnah
They called him Fred Dibnah
[Outro]
And they don't make 'em like that anymore
No, they don't make 'em like him anymore
No, they don't make 'em like that anymore
And they won't make 'em like him anymore