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martyn joseph - proud valley boy (2008) lyrics

[verse 1]
my name is evan, merthyr born
my bloated knuckles dented worn
and when the pits were closed by force
they sent me on a typing course
it was one of those retraining schemes
a room full of discarded dreams
we sat, we mourned our history
we’re tapping out this elegy, yeah

[verse 2]
god knows where my wales is now
the legions of the coal dust brow
blind in cages, starved of stars
photographs in fancy bars
and gone the smell of polishеd pews
widescreen sorrow on the nеws
nothing now seems heaven sent
we had a backbone, it got bent

[chorus]
but a dragon came here once
and he shone like ebony
at mountain ash and neath
he gave us dignity
a dragon came here once
back home they cursed his name
as they tried to quench the fire
of this david and goliath in one frame
[verse 3]
health spas where the body shines
have now entombed the dripping mines
where fathers, sons escaped alive
to be condemned in ’85
in visions of that brutal new
we know they did the same to you
proud valley boy with a prophet’s voice
bring back to us the word rejoice

[chorus]
’cause a dragon came here once
and he shone like ebony
at mountain ash and neath
he gave us dignity
a dragon came here once
back home they cursed his name
as they tried to quench the fire
of this david and goliath in one frame

[verse 4]
that voice that told the richest tales
sang that decency prevails
says out loud hope is here
and its hope that cleans the atmosphere
of the broken words, the bitter breath
when there is hope there is no death
beneath us now lies sleeping coal
but i’ve got fire in my soul
[chorus]
’cause a dragon came here once
and he shone like ebony
at mountain ash and neath
he gave us dignity
a dragon came here once
back home they cursed his name
as they tried to quench the fire
of this david and goliath
and a dragon came here once
and he didn’t let us fall
he fed us as he sang
as we limped back to porthcawl
a dragon came here once
and his heart was all our pain
he was our advocate of hope
he was my defender in the rain
defender in the rain
defender in the rain

[outro]
mr. robeson, sir, hope that kanye west and tiger woods know your name
mr. paul robeson, sir, if they did not that would be a crying shame
yeah, yeah, yeah
yeah, yeah, yeah

- martyn joseph lyrics

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