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alan bell - the ballard of a working man lyrics

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[verse 1]
i left the land to try and earn some pay
they said there’s work in lancashire today
av torn mi hands and broke mi back humping cotton and toting sacks
but av not seen much of the gold or silver coin

[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

[verse 2]
from preston, bolton, oldham and by colne
av seen men die in falls of stone
watched men starve to skin and bone
in england’s pure and green and pleasant land

[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

[verse 3]
there are looms i know that are just never still
with men to work all hours to earn thеir fill
with women graftin’ and child’er too, to earn еnough to see them through
while the masters they grow richer every day
[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

[verse 4]
av worked in iron and dug for whalley coal
av fought the rails and burrowed like a mole
am a weaver, miner, a workin’ man, i’ll turn mi hand to ‘out i can
for a lad must try to earn ‘im livin’ wage

[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

[verse 5]
av eyed the girls and courted with the best
av drunk mi ale and idled with the rest
but i’ll always work and i’ll always strive, to try and keep myself alive
but i’d rather be rich and watch the world go by

[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

[chorus]
hey hey a working day, fourteen hours to earn your pay
hey hey a working day, cotton and coal and steam

- alan bell lyrics

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