In the North of the country, the wind whips you raw
The coal-wagons rattle their way to the shore
You can see us together, bowed down in the rain
Putting our time in on Charity Main
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There's work, but there's never enough to go round
So we gather our coal from the waste on the ground
It's there for the taking, and it gives them no gain
And the fire in the grate comes from Charity Main
So follow me, children, and don't give up hope
We'll find all we need on the side of the slope
Follow me, children, and one day you'll learn
The fire in the land is just waiting to burn
verse 3
There's some of us here 'cause the earth took our kin
And some 'cause the company won't let us in
But here we can dig and it won't be in vain
And it's home with the pickings from Charity Main
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So follow me, children, and don't give up hope
We'll find all we need on the side of the slope
Follow me, children, and one day you'll learn
The fire in the land is just waiting to burn
verse 4
And when they decide that it's no longer worth
Sending men down to bring coal from the earth
The ghosts of our land will be all that remain
And the flowers that grow upon Charity Main
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