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Getting the Old Galena

from SINGING THE LEAD by Tony Morris

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Describes the Lead Mining process from Miner's point of view

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Chorus
Getting the old galena,
It is our daily task.
Extracting the old galena,
The only thing we ask.
With jumper and pricker and powder too,
It’s the daily job that we all do,
With pick and mell and shovel too,
Getting the old galena.

Our hope our seam does not pinch out
But that it bellys broad and stout
And most of all, we don’t break out
Into where the old man’s been.
Our hope our seam, with many a bing,
Will make our fortunes so we can sing
Every day we go to work.
Chorus
Up the addit, as we go,
A bit of chafe and a bit of craic
With the candles on our hats
Giving the rocks a glow.
Some they sparkle in the light,
Some are dark as dark of night
But in our place the galena’s bright
And our hopes they ever grow.
Chorus
Sometimes a river of silver
Runs through our seam of lead,
Some promise us silver teapots,
Perhaps when someone’s wed.
Sometimes, when our bargain fails,
We end up owing t’mine
But then we bargain once again
To change that ‘thine’ to ‘mine’.
And so we gamble every day,
Gambling is the miners’ way,
Gambling on the galena.

Getting the old galena,
It is our daily task.
Extracting the old galena,
The only thing we ask.
With jumper and pricker and powder too,
It’s the daily job that we all do,
With pick and mell and shovel too,
Getting the old galena.

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from SINGING THE LEAD, released October 20, 2014
Sung and written by Tony Morris

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Tony Morris Whitby, UK

TONY MORRIS is an Own Brand Performer and Entertainer who performs his own songs and music.".
Currently running Covideo Folk Club Facebook Group.
About 200 rough and ready warts and all videos on his Facebook Profile Site, Be amazed.
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