...........and why not add a musical connection.......


BLUE SUNSET
(Graeme Miles)

In Summertime the blue sunset fills a grey Northern sky.
Across the grime-covered rooftops the yellow seagulls do fly.
And the grime from the tall factory chimneys turns orange, violet and grey
As it moves away down the river and along the amber Tees Bay.

Now what makes the blue Summer sunset? What turns a Northern sky green?
What turns the seagulls to yellow, when white is what they should be?
And the smoke from the tall factory chimneys, O, why is it not oily black
As it rolls away down the river from the top of the tall chimney stacks?

Chorus:
And the grime from the tall factory chimneys turns orange, violet and grey
As it moves away down the river along the amber Tees Bay.

Now I know the blue Summer sunset is caused by factory fumes
That fill the sky full of sulphur and turn it greenish from blue.
And the light shines on the birds flying and gives them their yellowy sheen
And the smoke turns orange and violet and reflects in the Tees' muddy stream. Chorus

In Summertime the blue sunset fills a grey Northern sky.
Across the grime-covered rooftops the yellow seagulls do fly.
And the grime from the tall factory chimneys turns orange, violet and grey
As it moves away down the river and along the amber Tees Bay. Chorus