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away to work in England we must go<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>No more the Chapel singing that long ago has left us<br \/>\nIn the public house no more the miner&#8217;s song<br \/>\nFor the pit wheels they are stopping and the population&#8217;s dropping<br \/>\nAnd I can&#8217;t afford to stay here very long<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Traw Herbert, and Ta Orkney, Tony Penday, and Tim Oweth<br \/>\nRoss Na Condra, Tim Pendra all adieu<br \/>\nFor I can no longer wait, while Parliament debates<br \/>\nSo a fond farewell I&#8217;ll bid to all of you<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<br \/>\nChorus<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chorus: Farewell you collier workers the muffler and the cap Farewell you Rhonda Valley girls we never will come back The mines they are all closing, the 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