Miners

Miners (Poem)

The pits have all gone

We know what went wrong

The imports have sealed their fate.

Brother to brother

Down mine shaft and other

Now they've closed the last gate.

Who left us yearning?

She's not for turning

Thatcher has took it all down.

We're all left to rave

The good and the brave

All wear a funeral gown.

The black gold's still there

Will nobody care

What rights does the working man say?

We're all a lot older

Still look over your shoulder

Those that took it away.

What was it they did

No government bid

To save the mines from their close.

It's all too easy

When the governments squeezy

Sure don't smell like a rose.

Hard working man

Done the best that he can

Toil for an honest days pay.

Up to the sky

Head home now to cry

No laughter like back in the day.

The black gold's still there

Will nobody care

What rights does the working man say?

We're all a lot older

Still look over your shoulder

Those that took it away.

28/07/2016 Chris Matthews.