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Coal Not Dole

from Never Be Defeated by Joe Solo

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lyrics

My Grandad always told me
It was coal that built this town
It put food on the tables
And kept the rent paid down
My family all were miners
And it filled me full of pride
The first day that I walked on down
The Pit Lane at their side
They said

Chorus:
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
Coal's our community
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
And without it, what are we?

My Grandad always told me
When hard times come along
On our own we're nothing
But the union makes us strong

Chorus:
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
Coal's our community
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
And without it, what are we?

The closures all are coming
Votes cast, they call us out
Mary nods and whispers:
"What we haven't got, we do without."
My Grandad always told me
You'll know when it's your time
To stand up and be counted
And don't cross no picket line!

Chorus:
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
Coal's our community
Coal Not Dole
We're a mining town here
And without it, what are we?

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from Never Be Defeated, released October 6, 2015
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Joe Solo Scarborough, UK

Joe Solo is an award-winning musician, writer, poet, activist, broadcaster and washing machine engineer from Scarborough.

Live he has an ever growing reputation as both a performer and raconteur, being thought-provoking, comical and punch-the-air political often in the same breath.

He is not an artist you forget in a hurry.
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