[Verse 1]
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I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman between the wars
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I raised a family, in times of austerity, with sweat at the foundry between
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the wars
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I paid the union, as times got harder, I looked to the government to
help the working man
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but they brought prosperity down at the armoury, we're arming for peace,
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me boys, between the wars
[Verse 2]
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I kept the faith and I kept voting, not for the iron fist but for the
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helping hand
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for theirs is a land with a wall around it and mine is a faith in my
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fellow man
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theirs is a land of hope and glory, mine is the greenfield and the
factory floor
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theirs are the skies all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we knew
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between the wars
[Verse 3]
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call up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman, build me a path from
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cradle to grave
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and I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a
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living wage
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go find the young men, never to fight again, bring up the banners from
the
days gone by
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sweet moderation, heart of this nation, desert us not we are between the
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wars
