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Lyr Req: The Pit wheel By Bob Skingle
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Subject: Lyr Req: The Pit wheel By Bob Skingle From: le cheffie Date: 22 Jun 13 - 07:28 AM Here I am again, relying on the vast community on Mud cat to help me source the lyrics for another old song. This time its the Pitwheel written by the Fettler's Bob Skingle. Thanks again in anticipation Nick |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Pit wheel By Bob Skingle From: GUEST,Bob Skingle Date: 29 Jun 13 - 09:27 AM this pit wheel it turned for 90 long years on it we pinned all our hopes and our fears it raised the coal up and took the men down now it stands all alone on the edge of the town it turned for the company and the coal owning lord then for the people and the national coal board through strikes and through lock outs it raised not a ton no blacklegs went down not a days work was done the wheel gave a shiver as a blast shook the mine the rescue team came, a grim silent line the wheel brought me brother from that dark dirty hole he died as he lived working down in the coal i cursed it from the pit bank in the grey morning light blessed it as i rode at the end of the night it turned for me father, it turned for me son and it should still be turning, there's coal to be won this pit wheel it turned for 90 long years on it we pinned all our hopes and our fears its' life work is over they've taken it down to stand all alone on the edge of the town chorus it raised the coal up it took the men down now it stands all alone on the edge of the town thanks for your interest Nick....where did you first hear it? Kinds regards Bob |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Pit wheel By Bob Skingle From: le cheffie Date: 01 Jul 13 - 05:07 PM Thanks Bob, I've got noting the changes on cd, and just happened to be talking to Stu Mac about some of the older Fettlers stuff I've been singing and he mentioned PitWheel. Hope I can do it justice Nick |
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