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Walking on cobbled stones, little bits of skin and boneJumping on a tram car for a rideI can remember then, I was a just a boy of tenHanging around the old Quayside.Now all the capstans and the cargo boatsAnd Stevadores are goneTo where all the old ships goBut memories, just like the sea live on'Cause that was when coal was KingThe river was a living thingAnd I was just a boy but it was mineThe coaly Tyne.This was a big riverI want you all to knowThat I was proudThis was a big riverBut that was long agoThat's not now, that's not nowMy father was working manHe earned our living with his handsHe had to cross the river every dayHe picked up a Union card, out of the Neptune yardMouths to feed and bills to payThere came a time for him to sail across the sea and far awayAnd finally when that war was won
