By The Time It Gets Dark

First when i came to the town
They called me young and bonny
Now they've changed my name
Called me the leaboy's honey.

I'll dye my petticoats red
And i'll face them with a yellow
I'll tell the dyester lads
That the leaboys i've to follow.

It's over hills and dales
And over dykes and ditches
Say will i like the lad
Who wears the moleskin breeches

The black horse draws the cart
And he's as proud as any
Say will i like the lad
That drives them on so canny

Feather beds are fine
And painted rooms are bonny
But i would leave them all
To jog away with johnny

Oh, for saturday night
It's i that'll see my dearie
He'll come whistlin' in
When i am tired and weary.

First when i came to the town
They called me proud and saucy
Now they've changed my name
Called me the leaboy's lassie.

Tumbling curls of green by stainglass streaming light
And a yellow coloured lampshade used to keep us up all night
And the smile upon her face, the tears upon your cheek
And the night sky on the window
Your heart calling out to me.

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Come running home again, katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall i cause another tear from your eye

The mirror that won't talk and your nightgown on the door
And the old pedal singer just don't sing no more
You can roll the reels for hours
From the movie of this book
It's a question mark on this heart of mine
Sends an elder back to look.

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Now i'm looking through a tunnel
Back into the room
With the genius of a druid when the sunlight floods the tomb
And i'm never going back there, and i couldn't anyway
'cause though i made the great escape
I never got away.

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It's time to go, jenny
No need to close the door
What if the dust gets in the house
It doesn't matter any more
You and the dust have been at war for far too many years
Now the war is over jenny dear.

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Leaving the land
Leaving the land
Leaving all i've ever been and everything i am
Leaving the land.

Remember when i brought you here
Those long bright years ago
For all that time you've been my heart
And this land has been my soul
The long bright days are over now but still the heart beats on
But jenny dear the soul is gone.

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I't time to go, jenny
Drive quickly down the track
We'll never see what lies ahead if we keep on looking back
Behind is just an empty house
Old memories and ghosts
And our small dream gathering dust.

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Schooldays over, come on then john
Time to be getting your pit boots on
On with your sack and your moleskin trousers
Time you were on your way
Time you were learning the pitman's job
And earning a pitman's pay.

Come on then jim, it's time to go
Time you were working down below
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
You start at the pits today
Time to be learning the collier's job
And earning a collier's pay.

Come on then dai, it's nearly light
Time you were off to the anthracite
The morning mist is on the valley
It's time you were on your way
Time you were learning the miner's job
And earning a miner's pay

Repeat first verse

I found your letter in my mailbox today
You were just checking if i was okay
And if i miss you, well you know what they say
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And i feel one coming on soon

No need to ask me if we can be friends
And help me right back on my feet again
And if i miss you, well just now and then
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And i feel one coming on soon

There's a blue moon shining
When i am reminded of all we've been through
Such a blue moon shining
Does it ever shine down on you?

You act as if it doesn't hurt you at all
Like i'm the only one who's getting up from a fall
Don't you remember now don't you recall
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And i feel one coming on soon
Just once in a very blue moon

We don't always live in harmony
And often there are times when we are enemies
I fight with you, and you fight with me
Trying to get the balance right.

Sometimes we cause each other pain
Sometimes our wills are not the same
And often we tire of the strain
Trying to get the balance right.

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Like a circus pair
Hight up in the air
Working on their act
We need that kind of pact
High above the ring
Watch them balancing
See how they unite
We too can get it right.

We don't always seem to get along
And one of us often acts too strong
Sometimes we find we're goin' wrong
Trying to get the balance right.

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We don't always live in harmony
And often there are times when we are enemies
But i love you and you love me
When we get the balance right
When we get the balance right
We can get the balance right.