Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Fare Ye Well, Old Ely Branch, artist - Pete Seeger. Album song Gold Masters: Pete Seeger, Vol. 3, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 11.12.2014
Record label: Gold Masters
Song language: English
Fare Ye Well, Old Ely Branch |
Fare ye well old Ely Branch, fare ye well I say |
I’m tired o' livin' on dried beef and tomatoes |
And I’m a-goin' away |
When we had a strike in Ely this spring, these words ol' Hughes did say |
Come along boys go back to work, we’ll give you the two weeks' pays |
When they put on their mining clothes, hard work again they tried |
And when ol' payday rolled around, they found ol' Hughes had lied |
So fare ye well old Ely Branch, fare ye well I say |
I’m tired o' livin' on dried beef and tomatoes |
And I’m a-goin' away |
When Hughes thinks his mines was goin' to stop, a sight to see him frown |
There’s gas enough in old Hughes, to blow these mountains down |
Oh take your children outta Ely Branch, before they cry for bread |
For when ol' Hughes' debts are paid, he won’t be worth a thread |
So fare ye well old Ely Branch, fare ye well I say |
I’m tired o' livin' on dried beef and tomatoes |
And I’m a-goin' away |
Now Hughes claims he owns more mines than these, he says he gots money to lend |
But when ol' payday rolls around, he can’t pay off his men |
I’d rather be in Pine Grove jail with my back all covered in lice |
Than to be in old Hughes' coal mines, diggin' coal at Hughes' price |
I think John Yaeger’s a very nice man, he’s the same ol' John every day |
But a man can’t live can’t live on dried beef and tomatoes, an' I’m a-goin' away |
So fare ye well old Ely Branch, fare ye well I say |
I’m tired o' livin' on dried beef and tomatoes |
And I’m a-goin' away |