THE LYRICS OF DIRTY FACE – A SONG ESPECIALLY WRITTEN BY THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS

FOR ON THE GO THEATRE COMPANY AND THEIR PRODUCTION OF DIRTY FACE

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Her face is all made up,

Foundation of black coal dust.

Her scarf wrapped around her hair,

Man's trousers and man's coat.

Strong shoes, strong heart, strong hands,

Protect her in Black Diamond's lair.

She's just a Pit Brow Lassie,

But none could be more fair. 

 

On the Pit Brow she works

Pushing coal tubs, loading props.

On the rumbling conveyor belt,

Sorting clean coal from the stones.

The women's voices ring,

Together they are stronger.

Working in a hard man's world,

In their gentleness they sing.

 

She's a wife and a daughter too,

A mother to her children.

On Sunday goes to church,

Clean frock, clean hair, clean face.

The owners, the bankers too

Politicians and chattering classes

Did not make this country great.

It was the miners and the Pit Brow Lasses.