Uley Mill Song

[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