Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Fare Ye Well Old Ely Branch, artist - Peter Seeger. Album song American Industrial Ballads, in the genre Музыка мираDate of issue: 05.01.2019
Record label: TP4
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 |