Industrial Town Lyrics

Industrial Town lyrics

Down in the valley, the valley so low, Lay the town over and hear the winds
blow, Lay the town over and dig it all in, For what we once had will not come
again. The people are crying, the people are down, They look at the crevice
where once lived a town, And it's not for the money, they cry not for the blame
They just cry for a ghost town, such a great shame. Take six politicians and dig
me a grave Take six intellectuals, my soul try to save And six union workers, a
red flag to wave And one stupid singer to rant and to rave... Now Old King Coal
was a merry old soul Such a merry old soul was he, Cause he fed my dad, he fed
my mum, He fed us children three. And I remember Old Coach Road, And the pine
trees by its side And I remember the playground there, And every swing and
slide. It's goodbye to you my old grey friend Soon your days are at an end
They'll dig you up, tear you down, Goodbye to you - Industrial Town. In the
morning when the sun came up On commission housing, there, We could feel the
ash from the mine sometimes Come floating through the air. But times were good
and we didn't mind About the chimneys and their mess. Oh no, three meals a day,
a sleep at night, We couldn't have cared less. It's goodbye to you my old grey
friend Soon your days are at an end They'll dig you up, tear you down, Goodbye
to you - Industrial Town. Time moved on, we moved away How a young child soon
forgets, Twelve years later I returned, And I see with regret Empty houses,
empty streets, Not a single soul to meet, Sold right out, damned on whim, Sing
this chorus, sing this hymn. Goodbye to you my old grey friend Soon your days
are at an end They'll dig you up, tear you down, Goodbye to you - Industrial
Town. Industrial Town, Industrial Town, Industrial Town.