Not just learn the words, Raggy, but try to learn what the writer was trying to say too! Maybe as we are both from the original Dirty Old Town we find it easier to understand but I find no hidden meanings in there so I find it difficult to understand the opening question "What the hell do these lyrics even mean?!?!?!?!?!" (Even without the multiple punctuation :-) ) The only thing that those from outside the area should have difficulty with is the "gaswork's croft" and even that is easy enough to look up.

As to the rhymes...

Jerry, I know what you are saying but please accept that most people understand rhymes as Moon and June. All other types of rhyme may be valid for some but, at a guess, I reckon if you asked 100 people if love rhymes with croft or axe rhymes with fire, 99 would say no! :-)