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T:The Collier's Rant
B:Palmer, R,A Ballad History of England,BT Batsford Ltd, 1979
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:As me and my mar-row was gang-in to wark, We met wi' the Deel, it was i' the dark;
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w: I up wi' my pick, it was i' the neet, I knock'd off his horns, like-wise his club feet.
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w: Fol-low the hors-es, John-ny my lad-dy! Fol-low them through, my can-ny lad, O!
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w:Fol-low the hors-es, John-ny my lad-die! _O lad, lye a-*way, can-ny lad O!
W:As me and me marrow was gangin to wark,
W:We met with the Deel, it was i' the dark;
W:I up wi' my pick, it was i' the neet,
W:I knock'd for his horns, likewise his club feet.
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W:Chorus:
W:Follow the horses, Johnny my laddy!
W:Follow them through, my cannie lad, O!
W:Follow the horses, Johnny my laddy!
W:O lad lye away, canny lad, O!
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W:As me and my marrow was putten the tram,
W:The lowe it went out, and my marrow gat wrang;
W:How ye wad ha' laugh'd had ye seen the fine gam,
W:The deel got my marrow, but I gat the tram.
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W:Oh! marrow, Oh! marrow, Oh! what dost thou think,
W:I've broken my bottle, and spilt all my drink;
W:I've lost all my shin splints amang the great stanes;
W:Draw me to the shaft, lad; it's time to gan hame.
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W:Oh! marrow, Oh! marrow, where has te been?
W:Drivin the shaft fra' the law seam;
W:Driven the shaft fra' the law seam;
W:Had up the lowe, lad; deel stop up thy een.
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W:There is my horse, and there is my tram;
W:Twee horns full o' grease, will mak her te gan;
W:There is my hoggars, likewise my half shoon,
W:And smash my pit sark, for my putten's a' done.