MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS, I just couldn't resist sending this over the list. Welsh singer John ac Alun - Chwarelwr (melody is '"Working Man'" by Cape Bretoner, Rita MacNeil) Song is sung in Welsh with English translations. John ac Alun performing 'Chwarelwr' at the 40th Anniversary celebrations of Sain Records in Bala. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBcFSlWWi7Q CHWARELWR I am a quarryman And this is my wish That I may once again See the sun From inside the mountain Where nobody saw the dawn Let me once more See the sun Innocent to the quarry I'm here to earn a wage Before my 15th birthday One month after burying my father His life was so cheap To quarry more slates Was his sole purpose Chorus I am a quarryman And this is my wish That I may once more See the sun From inside the mountain Where nobody saw the dawn Let me once more See the sun I thought a few times But now I know it's a fact There is no escaping From the hole Loneliness will come to me Only the echo of a pick and shovel Oh to be able to work In the open air (Sing along) Chorus I am a quarryman And this is my wish That I may once more See the sun From inside the mountain Where nobody saw the dawn Let me once more See the sun I am a quarryman And this is my wish That I may once more See the sun From inside the mountain Where nobody saw the dawn Let me once more See the sun Let me once more See the sun (Thank you very much) *****************************