Charity Main

Intro: verse 1 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 verse 2 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 Instrumental 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 Outro