The Aberfan Coal Tip Tragedy
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The mining men of Wales are hardy, strong and bold
And they tunnel in the earth and make it yield its coal
But in the town of Aberfan, it's dearer now than gold
For one generation, for the profit, has been sold
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
The little school of Pantglas lay where the mountain loomed
And some 200 children took their lessons in its rooms
But on the dayfall recess was to begin, they went to meet their doom
Not knowing the green hollow would soon become their tomb
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
It was just 9 a.m. when they opened up the doors
And in came the children, 200, maybe more
For nobody knew what the mountain had in store
The lucky ones were tardy, the others are no more
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
"I played with my big dog, I played with my cat"
Signed, "Paul, October 21", there's nothing after that
For the mountain came down, and everyone was trapped
And now there's only cold slag where little Paul once sat
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
In 1874, the first pit shaft went down
And they started piling mining waste on the slopes above the town
And everybody knew that the practice was unsound
But for 92 years, no better place was found
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
The children all were pretty, the children all were fine
But the children went to school in the shadow of the mine
And with the slag heap up above them, they were running out of time
And they were buried alive by the Ministry of Mines
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
And they tunnel in the earth and make it yield its coal
But in the town of Aberfan, it's dearer now than gold
For one generation, for the profit, has been sold
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
The little school of Pantglas lay where the mountain loomed
And some 200 children took their lessons in its rooms
But on the dayfall recess was to begin, they went to meet their doom
Not knowing the green hollow would soon become their tomb
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
It was just 9 a.m. when they opened up the doors
And in came the children, 200, maybe more
For nobody knew what the mountain had in store
The lucky ones were tardy, the others are no more
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
"I played with my big dog, I played with my cat"
Signed, "Paul, October 21", there's nothing after that
For the mountain came down, and everyone was trapped
And now there's only cold slag where little Paul once sat
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
In 1874, the first pit shaft went down
And they started piling mining waste on the slopes above the town
And everybody knew that the practice was unsound
But for 92 years, no better place was found
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?
The children all were pretty, the children all were fine
But the children went to school in the shadow of the mine
And with the slag heap up above them, they were running out of time
And they were buried alive by the Ministry of Mines
How many died in Aberfan when the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
And how many lives purchased how many tons of coal?