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At the east end of town at the foot of the hill,

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There’s a chimney so tall that says Aragon Mill,

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But there’s no smoke at all, coming out of the stack,

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For the mill has closed down and its not coming back.

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Chorus            And the only tune I hear, ‘tis the sound of the wind,

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As it blows through the town, weave and spin, weave and spin.

All the laughter has gone, I can hear its echo still,

No more games, no more songs, no more young voices thrill,

There’s no children at all, in the narrow empty streets,

Since the mill has closed down, it’s so quiet I can’t sleep.

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There’s a bench in the park, where I courted my wife,

So much ties me to this town, for the rest of my life,

Only now the park is quiet, no young lovers to be seen,

As the sun sets tonight, only shadows on the green.

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There are no young men now, drinking at the local bar,

All the weavers are all gone, seeking work now afar,

Only old men remain, with their thoughts in the past,

So it’s no more jigs and reels, only sad tunes to the last.

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There’s no use any more, for these cotton mills it seems,

But the sound of the loom, it still haunts my dreams,

And I’m too old to change, and I’m too young to die,

Whatever will become of my own wife and I?

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Instrumental

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