The opening verse describes the funeral procession of 7 miners killed in a mining accident...pit boots are the big boots miners wear...members of the procession casting roses while ladies look down from windows and cry...our poor swine is the mine owner or boss who is heartsick about whats happened, but is blamed for it. In fact, this is one of my favourite Coyne songs. One of the great things about Kevin is that he often expresses sentiments that no one else does and this is a prime example. We often hear about the discrimination of the upper classes against the lower, but this is the only song I know of that talks about the reverse situation.) See the red-neck climb the cobbled streets casting roses around Little old ladies hang from windows tears rolling right to the ground Seven men down in a hole everyone of them is dead And it would have been better if hed stayed home in his big fat bed I feel sorry for that man, I know hes doing the best he can He might sit at home and sip his dinner wine but God help the poor swine God help the poor swine Smart wife, posing and gracious [or Smart wife pours the Earl Gray says] Hows it going today? Chinless wonder son fusses in the hall, dont even hear his call Goes to his room and lies on the bed feeling sick and low Flash car in the drive, but, man alive! Theres nowhere he can go I feel sorry for that man, I know hes doing the best he can He might sit at home and sip his dinner wine but God help the poor swine God help the poor swine He needs help, cant help himself We feel smart cause we got roots wearing our big pit boots We feel so grand, we think we understand With our red, gnarled hands But we dont see that an M. B. E.* can lead to grief and pain Oh I love that man, I think I understand although he dont know my name I feel sorry for that man I know hes doing the best he can He might sit at home and sip his dinner wine But God help the poor swine (x2) youtu.be/XX9f7b_U1Us
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:21:15 +0000
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