"School Days over, come on then
John,
Time you be gettin' your pit boots on
On with your sark and moleskin trousers,
It's time you was on your way
Time you was learnin' the pitman's job,
and earning a pitman's pay
Come on then Jim, it's time to go,
time you was working down below
Time to be handling a pick and shovel,
you start at the pits today
Time you was learning the collier's job,
and earning a collier's pay
Come on then Dai, it's almost light,
time you was off to the anthracite
The morning mist in on the valley,
it's time you was on your way
Time you was learning the miner's job,
Time you be gettin' your pit boots on
On with your sark and moleskin trousers,
It's time you was on your way
Time you was learnin' the pitman's job,
and earning a pitman's pay
Come on then Jim, it's time to go,
time you was working down below
Time to be handling a pick and shovel,
you start at the pits today
Time you was learning the collier's job,
and earning a collier's pay
Come on then Dai, it's almost light,
time you was off to the anthracite
The morning mist in on the valley,
it's time you was on your way
Time you was learning the miner's job,
and earning a
miner's pay"
...An old Irish
tune, 'School Days
Over',
sung here by Noel McLoughlin
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...with all your diving and your tumbling... |
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... with all your sparkle and your re-learning of all you once knew...
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...Bruce*************