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The Price of Coa

As you sit before the grate and stare into the fire,
Don't blame the miner for the price of coal,
Of your complaints I tire.
I shall tell you about the price of coal and the reason why
You sit at home complaining the price of coal is high.

My homeland once so beautiful like a virgin in her prime,
The mountains wild and rugged, undisturbed by the march of
time.
But now my homeland has been ravished and its resources
drained.
The price of coal was far too high, men crippled, killed and
maimed.

The price of coal was far too high, from Wales they tore the
heart.
Deep within its stinking pits Wales was ripped apart,
And all to line the pockets of coal owners far away.
The price of coal was far too high
But the Welsh were made to pay.