Big River lyrics
Walking on
cobble stone,
little bits of
skin and bone
Jumping on the
tram car
for a ride
I can remember then
I was just
a boy of ten
Hanging around
the old quayside
Now all the
capstans and
the cargo boats
and stevedores
are gone
To where all the
old ships go
but memories just
like the seas live on
'Cos that was
when coal
was king
The river was a
living thing
And I was
just a boy
but it was mine
The coaly Tyne
For this was
a big river
I want you
all to know
that I was proud
This was
a big river
but that was
long ago
That's not now,
that's not now
My father was
a working man
He earned our living
with his hands
He had to cross
the river
every day
He picked up
a union card
Out of the
Neptune yard
Mouths to feed
and the bills
to pay
Then came a
time for him
to sail across
the seas
and far away
Finally when the
war was won
you brought him
home and home
he stayed
And when
his days
were done
under a
golden sun
You took him back to
where he
longed to be,
back to the sea
For this was
a big river
I want you all
to know that
I was proud
This was
a big river,
but that was
long ago,
that's not now
That's not now
That's not now
The Neptune was
the last to go,
I heard it on
my radio
And then they
played the
latest number one
But what do
they do all day?
And what are
they supposed
to say?
What does
a father
tell his son?
If you believe
that there's a
bond between
our future
and our past
Then try to hold on
to what we had
We built
them strong
We built to last
'Cos this is
a mighty town
It's built upon
solid ground
And everything they
tried so hard
to kill,
we will rebuild
For this was
a big river
I want you all
to know that
I was proud
This was
a big river
but that was
long ago
That's not now
This is a
big big river
and in my heart
I know it will
rise again
The river will
rise again...
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