MY OLD TRAM BRIDGE

Words & Music – Graham & Bernadette Dixon (Trouble at’ Mill)

Intro G – C(capo 3)
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My Old Tram Bridge
   C
I thought you there forever
             Dm                                                         G
Now it seems your days will soon be at an end
            C
I look back upon the many times
          Dm
You carried me o’er that river
G                                                 C
Never will I cross your span again

C
For seven generations
Dm
You carried us safely o’er the waters
             G                                                 C
Of the river to the south of Preston town

For all those years you proudly stood
Dm
Spite Winter freeze and Springtime flood
                   G                                                       C
Now they say it’s time to finally tear you down

You survived the constant battering
Of our boots and wheels and horseshoes
You stood the tests of torrent and of time
You brightened up my path to work
And showed my children to that park
To roll their chocolate eggs at Eastertide

I would stop right in the middle
To watch the heron fishing
As the Mallard and Goosander drifted by
And gaze down into the gentle flowing waters of The Ribble
Shimmering in reflections of the sky

Song can be heard here https://youtu.be/Fo3iaUBrKyY?si=ITQZkUJdfplTVsGn

The “Owd Tram Bridge” Straddles the River Ribble in the Centre of Preston, Lancashire. It has been condemned but still stands (at time of writing) Rendered unpassable.

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