The Ballad of Andy Jacobs

Andy Jacobs drifted in And setteld down into his favorite chair He let his mind wonder for a while She watched his eyes unfoucus Seeing things she didn't know were there But he caught her eye and broke into a smile He said Cassie love we've decided Cassie love I'm not sure I chose the right side But tommorow I'll be standing on the line Cassie took his hand in hers and said I've never seen your face look so pale It reminds me of the first time that we met You were standing at the bar And you looked nervous And I thought you'd be sick But we laughed together untill last orders ran You said Cassie love I've decided Cassie love your the one I want to be with And soon you'll be standing by my side I'll make you my bride In this fine month of april For fithteen years I've worked down their And I'm not afraid to leave without a fight But I'm sure this will be over in a week From the cenitarth tomorrow we will march And let them see just how we're feeling We'll let them know we're not afraid to strike But Cassie love it might be hard Cassie love we've kids to feed And no money saved But at least I'm standing for what I believe in Cassie took hishand hers And said I'll stand beside you all the way Just promise me you wont cause any troble And as the month got under way Andy started coming home much less The kids almost forget what he looked like Cassie love I thought you understood Cassie love we're fighting for our way of life And I have to help the lads out on the line They'll not make me a fool in this fine month of april Just to raise a little cash Andy went back to the only thing he new Illeagal but he saw no other way Digging coal from the banks of the train tracks And selling it on Digging in the dark so no one saw Cassie love I've let you down Cassie love this hasn't gone the way I planned I never thought I'd be living off the land Then one evening he went down to find Some kids had set the signal box alight He watched as it was raised to the ground But the scene below caught fire Andies coal burned just out of sight He hid and watched the flames grow higher Cassie love the flames kept rising Cassie love it was like watching all my hopes and fears I'm afraid I wont rebuild them for many years Maybe I'm a fool in this fine month of april Maybe I'm a fool to put you all through this Prehaps I should have listened to my concious Maybe I'm a fool Maybe I'm a fool