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Last Man Standing (The Ballad of Tony Clegg)

from Never Be Defeated by Joe Solo

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lyrics

Now Tony Clegg, he'd got the sack
For something he dint do
But he fought there at our shoulder
And he saw the struggle through
But when the union called us back
They said, with heads held high
There were few could walk past Tony Clegg
And look him in the eye

Now some of us were holding out
Through anger, guilt and shame
But the bosses had their win now
And they had their list of names
It was me who felt the scab now
Like we'd left him high and dry
There were few could walk past Tony Clegg
And look him in the eye


He said: "I began the strike a mining man,
And ended on the dole.
There were Aidy, Jeff and me left
And on each it took its toll.
When you'd been a striking miner,
No job would take you on.
And hard times just got harder,
Until one day I was gone.

I ran a pub in Windsor,
Was a different world. And when
I look back on the strike now,
Well I'd do it all again.
The devil, well I've seen her off,
She played me for my soul.
But you never bet against a man
Who come from mining coal."

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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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