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Strike of Strength: Miners' Fight for Unity 1 by jeff

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Strike of Strength: Miners' Fight for Unity 1

Folk Rock,male vocals

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[Verse 1]
I remember a time like it was yesterday,
Many, many years ago,
I was fourteen going on fifteen,
March nineteen eighty-four.
[Verse 2]
I was getting ready to go to school,
Just finished tying my lace.
When my dad came home from his shift down the mine,
With a look of despair on his face.
[Pre-Chorus]
He called us all to the living room,
I chose to sit upon the floor.
He sat my mam down and looked in her eyes,
Then I saw something I'd never seen before.
[Chorus]
A tear fell down my father's face,
A memory I really dislike.
He whispered to Mam, "We're pulling out,
Love, we're all going on strike."
[Verse 3]
"I'm not sure how long, I really can't tell,
And things are going to get tight."
Then he rose off his chair with anger in his eyes,
And said, "We'll put up one hell of a fight."
[Verse 4]
He took Mam's hand and gave it a squeeze,
And looked at my brother and me.
"Don't worry boys, we'll see this thing through,
Maggie will never break me."
[Chorus]
A tear fell down my father's face,
A memory I really dislike.
He whispered to Mam, "We're pulling out,
Love, we're all going on strike."
[Bridge]
Picket lines formed across the land,
Protesting far and wide.
But things got nasty and the police got scared,
As the scabs tried to get inside.
Mining families struggled on,
Many homes were lost,
And against the grain some returned to the mines,
But that came with one hell of a cost.
[Verse 5]
In the early hours of a November morn,
A taxi driver picked up his fare.
A desperate miner needing to get to work,
But the taxi never made it there.
Two concrete blocks hurled from a bridge,
Crashed on the taxi below.
The driver was killed, two miners jailed,
As the strike hit an all-time low.
[Chorus]
But a tear fell down my father's face,
A memory we always keep tight.
He whispered to Mam, "We're pulling out,
Love, we're all going on strike."
[Verse 6]
The public support grew in strength,
Food parcels delivered in droves.
Kids sent out to pick up goods,
Various tins, butter, and loaves.
Many months passed and the mines did close,
Maggie had her way.
But deep down I think the miners were glad,
Though you'll never hear them say.
[Final Chorus]
And even though we lost the fight,
And Maggie's work was done,
The mining community proudly united,
Deep down, I think we won.
[Outro]
Yes, deep down, I think we won.
The spirit of the strike lives on and on.
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