Martyn in Europe

6

Don't tell her

Don't tell her the trouble about the reservoir

Tell her it's our water, they have no right - no, don't.
Tell her it's not the water for Liverpool and Birmingham.

Don't tell her anything about water.
Don't tell her about the home fires.
Don't tell her not to look at holiday homes.

Don't tell her it was like burning the house down.
Tell her it's an old museum site, a museum in a museum in a museum.

Don't tell her anything about holiday homes.
Don't tell her about the queues at the checkout at the Cwop
Tell her we'll be back home in no time.

Don't tell her anything she doesn't ask.
Don't tell her the game wasn't tidy.
Don't tell her anything. Not that it's rubbish.

Tell her we're making new mines in the Rhondda
Don't tell her about Senghenydd, Gresford, Wattstown or Aberfan.

Tell her we're building new towns in the old towns.
Don't tell her they died under stone, slurry and slag heaps.
Tell her we're not much good against falling rocks, fair do's.

Don't tell her that.
Don't tell her they killed the miners for their Realm.

Tell her, tell her they fleeced and murdered Celts, Asians, Africans, Europeans, Americans … the Workers, and the English … to make their Empire

Tell her to be glad and sorry.
Don't make her grizzle.
Tell her we need the Unions to keep us safe.

Tell her the capitalists want to drive us away.
Tell her they don't.
Tell her they want to drive us into Tiger Bay.

Tell her we run faster than them.
Don't tell her that.
Tell her that.

Tell her we're sturdy.
Tell her we're at liberty.

Tell her they don't understand anything except Eastenders and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
Tell her we want Heddwch!

Tell her we're going down the Big Pit.

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Part 1 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_1_7.aspx
Part 2 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_2_7.aspx
Part 3 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_3_7.aspx
Part 4 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_4_7.aspx
Part 5 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_5_7.aspx
Part 6 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_6_7.aspx
Part 7 - http://www.itsmarty.com/archive/2009/06/07/kids_valleys_7_7.aspx