The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #70957   Message #1211914
Posted By: Dave Bryant
22-Jun-04 - 05:09 AM
Thread Name: Songs about singing
Subject: RE: Songs about singing
Incidently, I've only just noticed that there seems to be a verse missing from the DT version of "The Minstrel". It is the penultimate one, and from memory goes something like:

I sang my song in mill and coal-pit,
My voice all hoarse from dust and fumes.
I took my tune from the factory siren,
I found my rhythm in the looms.
But whether anybody listened,
Or paid attention, I couldn't say.
For I couldn't stand the smoke and the chimneys,
So I packed my bags and moved away.