The Coalminers' Beat - Land of green

^Ai was sitting in a station bar, s^Comewhere in a^Gmerika ^A w^Ahen an o^Cld man came to m^Ge h^Ae said: "can i sit next to you'", and ^Ci had nothing e^Glse to do ^A C G so he sat down and drank his beer

he t^Aold me 'bout the rocks and hills, a^Cbout the autum a^Gnd its chill ^A a^About the v^Calleys and the r^Gain a^And then he spoke of former times, a^Cbout his children a^Gnd his wife ^A a^And ab^Cout what yet rem^Gained

s^Fuddenly he s^Gaid: "my son, d^Fo you know the la^End, w^Ehere i'^Eve co^Eme fr^Eom a^End h^Ee as^Eked

d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea A G E FG do you know the island of the rain d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets wondrous s^Fcenery A G E FG do you know the island of the rain

m^Aany of us had left their homes, n^Cever felt the we^Gstwind blow aga^Ain he s^Caid with lonely e^Gyes they o^Ance had worked upon the land, that n^Cow is in some s^Gtranger's hands ^A he s^Caid with angry e^Gyes

t^Fhe more he spoke, t^Ghe more he drank t^Fhe more he kept on te^Elling 'b^Eout h^Eis la^End a^End h^Ee s^Eaid

d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea A G E FG do you know the island of the rain d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets wondrous s^Fcenery A G E FG do you know the island of the rain

even th^Aough the bar was full of noise, the m^Can began to lo^Gwer his voice ^A and stood ^Cup without a w^Gord a^Although it is five years ago i s^Cwear that i ex^Gactly know ^A every w^Cord that we had s^Gaid

I s^Ftill can see his tr^Gembling hands, a^Fs he told the s^Etory 'b^Eout h^Eis la^End a^End h^Ee s^Eaid

d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea A G E FG do you know the island of the rain d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets wondrous s^Fcenery A G E FG do you know the island of the rain

d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea A G E FG do you know the island of the rain d^Ao you know the l^Gand of green, i^Ets wondrous s^Fcenery A G E FG do you know the island of the rain The L^Fand ^Gof G^Areeeeeeeen!