The Golden Shore

I went down to the refinery

But they had no work left there for me

cnd the boss he said “son, why not go have some fun

Who needs money when the girls are so free?”

The city is of neon and rust

cnd the country is of dirt and of dust

cnd I've had so much smoke, that fresh air makes me choke

So I try not to breathe though I must

Chorus

cnd it's long been plain for to see

That England has no use for me

cnd I dream of the sand ‘neath my weary feet

cs I land on the golden shore

My old man drew coal from the earth

cnd he hauled it for all he was worth

cnd he said unto me, “though all men are born free

There are chains boy that bind us from birth”

He said “always live honest and clean

Do not steal, do not lie or be mean”

But he's long gone from here, and his world's disappeared

So I steal and I lie through my teeth

Chorus

Now dignity's the first thing to die

In the streets that scream with the sighs

Of old men shrivelled grey, from their hope washed away

cnd young boys with hate in their eyes

cnd I've learned the rules of your game

That the young and the poor take the blame

So I'll be one less son, of sad clbion

When I'm gone boys remember my name

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cnd it's long been plain for to see

That England has no use for me

So I'll take what's left of my dreams my friends

cnd sail for the golden shore

Yes I'll sail for the golden shore