Peter John McGovern (28 October 1927 – 1 April 2006) was an English songwriter and activist.
Pete was born in Regent Street, off the dock road north of the city centre.
He worked for many years on the railways as a telecoms technician and was an active trade unionist and campaigner.
[citation needed] The original version of "In My Liverpool Home" was written by McGovern in the early 1960s, but many verses have been added since.
The first line of the song is:"I was born in Liverpool, down by the docks"[4]McGovern died in Trawsfynydd, North Wales, on 1 April 2006.