Smithy

When I was a lad many years ago
How the smithy's furnace used to glow
And the sweat on our foreheads used to gleam -
Back in the good old days of steam!

A man was a man, and he knew his trade
And the destination of the parts he made.
We worked together as a well-oiled team,
Back in the good old days of steam!

Well, I don't know much, but I know best
That we've gone backwards as we've progressed.
There's chaos all around, yet still I dream
Of those days before the railways ran out of steam ...

(from lyrics by P.P. Cranney music score to add

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