A nd here I sit with a t ear in my ey e
t he waters of Tyn e in between you and I
A nd here I sit with a t ear in my eye
t he waters of Ty ne in between you and I
A s a child I d reamed of h er on the far ba nks of the ri ver
I knew she c ould not be rea ched fo r my mind was f orever w ondering
F ar above h is h ead a s he tried his b est to t each me
T he river was m uddy and b lack b lack as the c oal she c arried
I mpossib le to c ross m any m en had t ried
T he old s ailor t old me a nother l ife is l ost
A nd her e I sit wi th a tear in my eye
t he waters of Tyne in between yo u and I
A nd her e I sit wi th a tear in my eye
t he waters of Tyne in between you and I
Black was the colour of my childish dreams impressions that would last
Black coal coal black pit yacka's face escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day to retire in the green fields forever
And I'll build me a bridge of steel to beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever I'll beat that muddy river forever
A nd her e I sit wi th a tear in my eye
t he waters of Tyne in between yo u and I
A nd her e I sit wi th a tear in my eye
t he waters of Tyne in between you and I