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martyn joseph - proud valley boy lyrics

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

[verse 2]
god knows where my wales is now
the legions of the coal dust brow
blind in cages, starved of stars
we’re photographs in fancy bars
gone the smell of polished pews
therе’s widescreen sorrow on the news
nothing now seems hеaven sent
we had a backbone, now it’s bent

[chorus]
but a dragon came here once
and he shone like ebony
at mountain ash and neath
he gave us dignity
and a dragon came here once
back home some cursed his name
as they tried to quench his fire
this david and goliath in one flame
[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 the brutal new
we know they did the same to you
proud valley boy with prophet’s voice
bring back to us the word rejoice

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

[verse 4]
that voice that told the richest tales
and sang that decency prevails
still says out loud that hope is here
hope that cleans the atmosphere
of broken words and bitter breath
when there is hope there is no death
beneath us now lies sleeping coal
but we’ll have fire in our soul because
[chorus]
a dragon came here once
and he shone like ebony
at mountain ash and neath
he gave us dignity
and a dragon came here once
back home some cursed his name
as they tried to quench his fire
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
and a dragon came here once
and his heart was all our pain
our advocate of hope
and our defender in the rain
defender in the rain

[outro]
mr. robeson, the tiger knows your name
‘cause mr. robeson, that’d be a shame

- martyn joseph lyrics

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