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King Of Rome - Welfare Hall

from Singing The Seam by Various Artists

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This documents Carey's sense of belonging to his hometown of Kirkby in Ashfield and pays homage to the generations of prematurely dead coalminers, including his own Father. The song also laments the decline of the Miners Welfare Clubs, the centre of sport and social lives in the mining towns of Nottinghamshire. ( Lyrics Carey, music Wright)

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Welfare Hall (Carey/Wright))

In the heart of old Sherwood, where three rivers rise,
And the pit tips stand proud in the sky.
Coal it was King and the band's filled the floor,
Those Headstocks are turning no more.

Chorus:
Rest easy old miner, be proud of what you've done,
The pits they have closed them all, one by one.
For sure your old way of life it has gone
And the coal dust it lies in your lungs.

They'd ride to the coal face, no fear in their souls,
Go on to win the black gold.
The shaft has been filled, the stable hole gone
Your ploughshares have all been sold.

Chorus

Oh Daddy , our Daddy, I'm sure I still hear
When they call out the numbers or sing,
Or the smell of tobacco or stale bitter beer,
Or wear your old Claddagh ring.

Chorus

Now the railyard is that, and the brickyard is dust
But the people there still stand tall
And your spirit it moves, and the music still plays
To ghosts, in the old Welfare Hall....

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from Singing The Seam, released July 2, 2019
Martin John Carey / Daniel Wright

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