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GUEST,jim bainbridge ADD: Rhondda song from the big hewer (13) RE: Lyr Req: the big hewer 08 Apr 21

In Durham, the Big Hewer was a legendary superman of the collieries who could outperform everyone else at hewing the coal.
As Jack Elliott of Birtley usd to say- he didn't bother taking bait* to work- if he was hungry, he'd just pull rivets out of the coal tubs & chew on them.
When he got home, he'd eat six chops while he waited for his dinner- Jack Elliott again.

*bait= workplace food in Durham    ('piece' in Scotland, 'snap' in Yorkshire)

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