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My Old Man
(Ewan MacColl)
GMy old man was a good old man
Skilled in the moulding Dtrade
In the stinking heat of the Ciron Gfoundry
CMy old man was Dmade
CDown on his knees in the Gmoulding sand
He Cwore his trade like a Dcompany brand
He was Cone of the cyclops' Gsmoky band
Yes, Cthat was Dmy old Gman
My old man wasn't really old
It's just that I was young
And anybody over twelve years old
Was halfway to the tomb
He was loyal to his workmates all his life
Gave his pay packet to his wife
Had a few jars on a Saturday night
Yes, that was my old man
My old man was a union man
Fought hard all his days
He understood the system
And was wise to the boss' ways
He says, you want what's yours by right
You have to struggle with all your might
They'll rob you blind if you don't fight
Yes, that was my old man
My old man was a proud old man
At home on the foundry floor
Until the day they laid him off
And showed him to the door
They gave him his card, said, things are slack
We've got a machine can learn the knack
Of doing your job, so don't come back
The end of my old man
My old man he was fifty-one
What was he to do?
A craftsman moulder on the dole
In nineteen thirty-two
He felt he'd given all he could give
So he did what thousands of others did
Abandoned hope and the will to live
They killed him, my old man
My old man he is dead and gone
Now I am your old man
And my advice to you, my son
Is to fight back while you can
Watch out for the man with the silicon chip
Hold on to your job with a good firm grip
'Cause if you don't you'll have had your chips
The same as my old man

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My Old Man

by Ewan MacColl

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My Old Man

(Ewan MacColl)

My old man was a good old man

Skilled in the moulding trade

C G

In the stinking heat of the iron foundry

C D

My old man was made

C G

Down on his knees in the moulding sand

C D

He wore his trade like a company brand

C G

He was one of the cyclops' smoky band

C D G

Yes, that was my old man

My old man wasn't really old

It's just that I was young

And anybody over twelve years old

Was halfway to the tomb

He was loyal to his workmates all his life

Gave his pay packet to his wife

Had a few jars on a Saturday night

Yes, that was my old man

My old man was a union man

Fought hard all his days

He understood the system

And was wise to the boss' ways

He says, you want what's yours by right

You have to struggle with all your might

They'll rob you blind if you don't fight

Yes, that was my old man

My old man was a proud old man

At home on the foundry floor

Until the day they laid him off

And showed him to the door

They gave him his card, said, things are slack

We've got a machine can learn the knack

Of doing your job, so don't come back

The end of my old man

My old man he was fifty-one

What was he to do?

A craftsman moulder on the dole

In nineteen thirty-two

He felt he'd given all he could give

So he did what thousands of others did

Abandoned hope and the will to live

They killed him, my old man

My old man he is dead and gone

Now I am your old man

And my advice to you, my son

Is to fight back while you can

Watch out for the man with the silicon chip

Hold on to your job with a good firm grip

'Cause if you don't you'll have had your chips

The same as my old man

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