On Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 2:03:58 AM UTC+1, David Rintoul wrote:
Help me out, folks, I'm sure someone will know this one and who ( I believe a Scotsman) wrote it:
School day's over,
Come on then, John.
It's time you were getting your pit boots on.
It's time you were handling a pick and shovel.
You start at the pit today.
It's time you were learning a pitman's job.
And earning a pitman's pay.
sionnach wrote:
I've recently started collecting folk songs about coal mining & miners,
and wonder if anyone here can suggest some to look for. The interest was sparked by a recent conversation with my 2-yr-old niece, in which we were discussing family history... namely the bit about my Mam's father going to work down the Big Pit in Blaenavon when he was 11 years old.
What I already have:
Dark as a Dungeon
Coal Miner's Prayer
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coorie Doon
The Collier Laddie
Miner's Life
16 Tons
Any other suggestions?
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David Rintoul
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"In prosperity, our friends know us. In adversity, we know our friends."
J. Churton Collins
It was Ewan McColl who wrote the song and it appears on the BBC Radio Ballads on Topic records. Despite the name Ewan McColl he was a Manchester man and also wrote "I'm a rambler from Manchester Way" and "Dirty Old Town" on Topic Records.
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