Unknown Artists/Songs On Muzikum
Unknown Artists/Songs On Muzikum - The Jute Mill Song (gezongen door/sung by Mary Anne Paterson) songtekst
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Mary Brookbank (1897 - 1978) was een Schotse arbeidster. Ze werkte in de jute fabriek, die in Dundee stond. Dat was de eerste jute fabriek. De grootste jute fabriek stond in Bangladesh. Daarnaast was Mary heel aktief in de vakbond. Ze bestreed het kapitalisme dat de arbeiders uitbuitte. Lange werkdagen voor een laag loon. Zie: Wikipedia.
O, dear me, the mill is running fast The poor wee shifters cannot get their rest Shifting bobbins coarse and fine They fairly make you work for your ten and nine O, dear me, I wish this day was done Running up and doon the Pass is nae fun Shifting, piecing, spinning warp, weft and twine To feed and clothe ma bairnie offa ten and nine O, dear me, the world is ill-divided Them that works the hardest are the least provided But I maun bide contented, dark days or fine There's no much pleasure living offa ten and nine O, dear me, the mill is running fast The poor wee shifters cannot get their rest Shifting bobbins coarse and fine They fairly make you work for your ten and nine