"Blackfriars Bridge" by The Men They Couldn't Hang - London, UK
N 51° 30.589 W 000° 06.273
30U E 700918 N 5710496
The bridge, that spans the River Thames and has five arches, was opened in 1869 and re-opened, after widening, in 1909. The lyrics to "Blackfriars Bridge" are performed by The Men They Couldn't Hang.
Waymark Code: WMGY7X
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/23/2013
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The Maxi
Lyrics website list the lyrics for this
song:
"I went out one morning in the
Spring
To Blackfriars Bridge to watch the tide come in
The tide
came in and covered up the ruins and the mud
Beneath the sun it flowed like a
vein of blood
To the North there lies the Temple
and the Tower
The Treasuries and sanctuaries of power
I looked along the
river to the shores of Silvertown
Putting up castles, what are they tearing
down?
Down to the river, up to the
sea
People in the city are making history
Changing
history...
One view shows a white Cathedral
dome
Galleries and Mansions made of stone
One view shows a ghetto rise
beyond the sewerage
One of these views they call our heritage
Down to the river, up to the
sea
People in the city are making history
Changing
history...
Once from Wapping docks the pirates
came
Plundered ships at anchor for the gain
They hung them in the morning
from the Northern riverside
Washed away their memory with the
tide
Down to the river, up ro the
sea
People in the city are making history
Changing
history...
Down to the river, up ro the
sea
People in the city are making history
Changing history, changing
history..."