Alex Glasgow, a pitman's son from Gateshead, wrote CLOSE THE COALHOUSE DOOR  originally for a BBC radio programme. It later became the title song for the 1968 stage musical written by him and Alan Plater. He added the “bairns” verse after the Aberfan disaster, about which see also Leon Rosselson's song Palaces of Gold.

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Many more recordings of “Close the Coalhouse Door” on YouTube     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Close+the+coalhouse+door