big hewer: a radio-ballad about Britain's coal miners
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Copy number Shelfmark Loan category 24000825 Z38/6 Reference only
TitleThe big hewer: a radio-ballad about Britain's coal miners
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherTopic Records
Year of publication1999
Dimensions13cm
MaterialCD
Accompanying material1 booklet
Series titleTSCD; 804
SubjectSongs; Coal industry; Miners
Persons keywordMacColl, Ewan; Seeger, Peggy; Parker, Charles
Bibliographic notesWhen you hew a lump of coal
Out of the dirt and darkness I was born
Schoolday's over, come on then, John
Now don't be late
You're at the pit bank
Oh dear, the experience to go down the pit
When I'm down the pit
So now you know the coal how it is got
Jimmy, come back, come back
Yes... he was working next to me
And yet it's good to come from the pit
Three hundred years I hewed at the coal by hand
Down in the dark
In Durham and Northumberland, I'm sorry for to say
A miner has to possess that sense of humour
Coal is a thing that's cost life to get
Today, safety is the prime factor
Deep down in a man's heart
Out of the dirt and darkness I was born
Schoolday's over, come on then, John
Now don't be late
You're at the pit bank
Oh dear, the experience to go down the pit
When I'm down the pit
So now you know the coal how it is got
Jimmy, come back, come back
Yes... he was working next to me
And yet it's good to come from the pit
Three hundred years I hewed at the coal by hand
Down in the dark
In Durham and Northumberland, I'm sorry for to say
A miner has to possess that sense of humour
Coal is a thing that's cost life to get
Today, safety is the prime factor
Deep down in a man's heart
| Copy number | 24000825 |
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| Loan category | Reference only |