Go To The Road

It was a sad day at the Ebbw Vale Colliery in the Rhymney valley on Friday When the pits finally closed after bring in operation for 60 years This means that all the pits at the top end of the Rhymney valley have now been closed down 35 years of loyal service in the industry There must be more than just 'put them over in the next pit' You're selling your son's job, not your job When you're a young pit bull, like this, you wanna pick up the other pits mates, every one of them United we stand, united we bloody fall, the lot of you ought to say The offers that we've been having now, nothing short of disgusting They've been promising this and promising that We know no self if we're gonna end up with a job The way it's going now, we've been chucked on the scrapheap The union have accepted it, the party have accepted it And they've made know to us that under no uncertain terms That we've reached the end of the road --- Go to the Road - Public Service Broadcasting