If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the OK road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13
If you're looking for a thrill that's new
Take in Fords (The Ford factory in Dagenham), Dartford Tunnel (Road tunnel under the River Thames to the east of London) and the river (The River Thames) too
Go motorin' on the A13
It starts down in Wapping
There ain't no stopping
By-pass Barking (Billy Bragg's birthplace) and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea,
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend's the end
If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the OK road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13