(G)Walking
on (C)cobbled stone, (G)little
bits of (C)skin and bone
(Emin)Jumping on the (Bmin)tram
car for a (D)ride
(G)I can re(C)member
then, (G)cosI was just a (C)boy
of ten
(Emin)Hanging out a(Bmin)round
the old quay(D)side
(C)Now all the (G)capstans
and the (Emin)cargo boats
And (Bmin)stevedores are (C)gone
To where all the (G)old ships go
But (Emin)memories just like the (D)seas
live on
(G)Cos was when (C)coal
was king,
(G)The river was a (C)living
thing
(Emn)And I was just a (Bmin)boy,
but it was (Amin)mine,
(D)The coaly (G)Tyne
(C)-(D)
This was a (G)big (C)river,
I (Emin)want you all to (Bmin)know
that we were(Amin)proud (D)
This was a (G)big (C)river,
but (Emin)that was long (Bmin)ago,
That's not (Amin)now, (D)that's
not (G)now
My father was a working man,
He earned his living with his hands
He had to cross the river every day
He picked up his union card out of the Neptune yard
Mouths to feed and the bills to pay
Then came a time for him to sail across the sea
And far away
Finally when the war was won
You brought him home and home he stayed
And when his days were done, under a golden sun
You carried him to where he longed to be,
Back to the sea
This was a big river,
I want you all to know that I was proud
This was a big river, but that was long ago,
That's not now, that's not now.
The Neptune was the last to go,
I heard it on the radio
And then they played the latest number one
But what do they do all day?
And what are they supposed to say?
What does a father tell his son?
If you believed that there's a bond between our future
And our past
Then try to hold on to what we had,
We build them strong, we built to last
'Cause this is a mighty town,
It's built upon solid ground
And everything they tried so hard to kill,
We will rebuild
This was a big river
I want you all to know that I was proud
This was a big river, but that was long ago,
That's not now
This is a big river,
And in my heart I know it will rise again
The river will rise again
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