Uley Mill Song

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left Ireland long ago To work the mills in the Cotswolds So Nelson's tars and Wellington's guards Could fight the tyrant Bonaparte [Verse 2] And every day I walked to work Down past the pub and the Norman church I saw the light up in your room And through the day I thought of you [Verse 3] For fourteen hours we toiled in gloom The water powered the broadcloth looms We dyed our wool a deep woad blue Far deeper still the eyes of you [Verse 4] One market day you caught my eye And for a moment even smiled But for that moment I scrimped and saved And dreamed how we would fly away [Verse 5] But now they're all for steam and coal The millwork's moving to the north They cut our wages to the bone And with my brogue I was the first let go [Verse 6] I walked down the Owlpen road Past manor houses locked and sold Stopped by the Old Crown for one last pint Had not the heart to say goodbye [Verse 1] I left Ireland long ago To work the mills in the Cotswolds So Nelson's tars and Wellington's guards Could fight the tyrant Bonaparte