Who killed Charlie Halliday - in the pit near Seaham Bay
10 years old and cold as clay - who killed Charlie Halliday?
Was it Lady Frances Anne - and her Londonderry man
Lord & Lady of the dance - in the Age of Elegance
Who killed Charlie Halliday -blasted 30 yards they say
In the month that follows May - who killed Charlie Halliday?
Was it pulley wheels that rolled - spinning coal-dust into gold
Tempests ruled the land & sea - forging chains of tyranny
Who killed Charlie Halliday - trapper boy stained black & grey
16 hours for 5 pence pay - who killed Charlie Halliday?
Was it days of endless night - or the fire-damp’s deadly bite
Carried on his father’s back - to meet death down in ‘The Nack’
Who killed Charlie Halliday - buried under rock he lay
Never knew the joy of play - who killed Charlie Halliday?
That was 1852 - things don’t change - they seldom do
Those who have - know how to hold - will we ever break the mould?
For...
Somewhere in the world today - there’s a Charlie Halliday
Charlie Halliday
was a 10 year old boy killed in an explosion
in the Seaham Pit - The Nicky-Knack -
in 1852 in County Durham - UK
