I was a miner
|
I was a docker
|
I was a railway man
|
Between the wars
|
I raised a family
|
In times of austerity
|
With sweat at the foundry
|
Between the wars
|
|
I paid the union and as times got harder
|
I looked to the government to help the working man
|
And they brought prosperity down at the armoury
|
"We're arming for peace me boys"
|
Between the wars
|
|
I kept the faith and I kept voting
|
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
|
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
|
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
|
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
|
Mine is the green field and the factory floor
|
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
|
And mine is the peace we knew
|
Between the wars
|
|
Call up the craftsmen
|
Bring me the draughtsmen
|
Build me a path from cradle to grave
|
And I'll give my consent
|
To any government
|
That does not deny a man a living wage
|
|
Go find the young men never to fight again
|
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
|
Sweet moderation
|
Heart of this nation
|
Desert us not, we are
|
Between the wars
|
|
-----------------
|
Between The Wars
|
| Billy Bragg |
