Workington way when lads left school
  D                             A
  Only pit or foundry beckoned
  G                   A
  Young Joe went down to hew the coal
  D                              A
  But not for long so some folk reckoned
  G                             A
  For Joe could tackle hard and Joe could run
      D                                   G
  He only needed time for growin'
  Em                      A
  And now he's signed his name to play
  D                               A
  And to the city moved away
  G          A           D

Use whatever variations on that which sound good to you, but that's the basic structure.

One of mine and Moses' favourites!