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Belfast Mill Tab

by Furies


capo 2nd fret


At the east end of town 

At the foot of the hill 

There's a chimney so tall 
            
It says Belfast Mill. 


But there's no smoke at all 

Coming out of the stack 

For the mill has shut down 
             
And is never coming back. 


And the only tune I hear 

Is the sound of the wind 

As she blows through the town 
             
Weave and spin, weave and spin. 


There's no children playing 

In the dark narrow streets 

And the loom has shut down 
              
It's so quiet I can't sleep. 


The mill has shut down 

'twas the only life I know 

Tell me where will I go 
              
Tell me where will I go. 


And the only tune I hear 

Is the sound of the wind 

As she blows through the town 
                
Weave and spin, weave and spin. 


I'm too old to work 

And I'm too young to die 

Tell me where will I go now 
           
My family and I.