West Bromwich - definately Black Country - was the centre for Spring Manufacturing. Still is to some extent.

As they sing at the Hawthorns - Way daw cum from Bermingum.

Back to the request for songs you could try the Black Country Museum

www.bclm.co.uk

And John Raven had a number of good candidates - Was one

The lady Chain (or was it nail) makers have all gone on strike
The gaffer he thinks he can pay what he likes

Memory of words is a bit hazy can anyone help ?

IF anything I would say the Black Country is better off with monologues and Enoch and Eli jokes .. There that should start something !

Andrew