Текст песни: Industrial Town + перевод

Down in the valley, the valley so low

Lay the town over and hear the winds blow

Lay the town over and dig it all in

For what we once had will not come again

The people are crying, the people are down

They look at the crevice where once lived a town

And it’s not for the money, they cry not for the blame

They just cry for a ghost town, such a great shame

Take six politicians and dig me a grave

Take six intellectuals, my soul try to save

And six union workers, a red flag to wave

And one stupid singer to rant and to rave…

Now Old King Coal was a merry old soul

Such a merry old soul was he

Cause he fed my dad, he fed my mum

He fed us children three

And I remember Old Coach Road

And the pine trees by its side

And I remember the playground there

And every swing and slide

It’s goodbye to you my old grey friend

Soon your days are at an end

They’ll dig you up, tear you down

Goodbye to you — Industrial Town

In the morning when the sun came up

On commission housing, there

We could feel the ash from the mine sometimes

Come floating through the air

But times were good and we didn’t mind

About the chimneys and their mess

Oh no, three meals a day, a sleep at night

We couldn’t have cared less

It’s goodbye to you my old grey friend

Soon your days are at an end

They’ll dig you up, tear you down

Goodbye to you — Industrial Town

Time moved on, we moved away

How a young child soon forgets

Twelve years later I returned

And I see with regret

Empty houses, empty streets

Not a single soul to meet

Sold right out, damned on whim

Sing this chorus, sing this hymn

Goodbye to you my old grey friend

Soon your days are at an end

They’ll dig you up, tear you down

Goodbye to you — Industrial Town

Industrial Town, Industrial Town, Industrial Town

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