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Thread #4167 Message #2289088
Posted By: GUEST
15-Mar-08 - 11:43 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Going Up Camborne Hill
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Going Up Camborne Hill
The lyrics are: Goin' up Camborne 'll comin' down, Goin' up Camborne 'll comin' down The 'osses stood still, The wheels turned aroun' Goin' up Camborne 'll comin' down
White stockans, white stockans she wore, White stockans, white stockans she wore, White stockans she wore, White stockans she wore, Goin' up Camborne 'll comin' down
I knowed her old father old man I knowed her old father old man I knowed her old man He played in the band Going up Camborne 'll comin' down
I had her I had her I did I had her I had her I did I had her I did It cost me a quid Going up Camborne 'll comin' down
He heaved in the coal in the steam He heaved in the coal in the steam He heaved in the coal The steam hit the beam Going up Camborne 'll comin' down
The 2nd and 4th verse supposedly refer to a lady named Lady de Dunstanville who was not originally from an aristocratic background and the cornish brought her down by reminding her that she couldn't afford new stockings.