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From the play 'Worker By Name'. The Great Depression.

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On The Bread Line

Words: Eileen Rafferty & Sue Malleson
Music: Eileen Rafferty

It was fine when Stony was flourishing
You could earn a good purse
All that's changed now and down at the railway
Well, things couldn't get much worse
There's short time for most workers
And for youngsters just begun
They've got no work to give them
So it’s out at twenty-one

And it's hard times on the breadline
And it's hard times on the breadline

It's alright for those that’s got any work
They can depend on their pay
From hard labour though you would never shirk
You’re living from day to day.
And even Hayes the boatyard
That employed so many men
Has closed down altogether,
Won’t be buil;ing boats again

Times are hard for shops on the High Street
They give you credit for a while
Though they help, when you’re living off charity
It’s hard to raise even one smile
For Hazeldines the Bakers
Said we needn't pay at all
But it makes you feel so useless
When your back's against the wall.

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from All That's Changed vol 2, released June 2, 2009

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The Living Archive Band Milton Keynes, UK

An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more

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