Biography:
1) 1926-2001 American jazz tenor saxophonist
2) UK folk singer in Pitmen Poets
1) Billy Mitchell (Kansas City, Missouri, November 3, 1926 - Rockville Centre, NY, April 18, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his close association with fellow Detroiter Thad Jones and work with a variety of big bands including Woody Herman when he replaced Gene Ammons in his band. In 1949 Mitchell recorded with the Milt Buckner band, and from 1956 to 1957 he played with Dizzy Gillespie in his big band.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1]
Dm Am
In a northern land we call god’s country
G Dm
In a valley wide his works abound
Dm Am
And god on high surveys his bounty
G Dm
Each glorious sight each wondrous sound
C G
But down below there’s dark temptation
Am Dm
An age of tears waits to be found
C G
Ten million years in its creation
Am Dm
Now there’s coal in the devil’s ground
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
So helpless men are sent to plunder
G Dm
There desperate needs here to fulfil
Dm Am
And a northern land is wrent asunder
G Dm
But there’ll be grist for the devil’s mill
C G
For down below his congregation
Am Dm
Swells with those who ventured down
C G
When he bestowed his invitation
Am Dm
To lose their souls in the devil’s ground
[Verse 3]
Dm Am
Two hundred years and now it’s ended
G Dm
And god regains his northern crown
Dm Am
This pitted land it’s scars soon mended
G Dm
Ten million years till next time round
C G
But down below ten thousand miners
Am Dm
Of their flesh he’s claimed his pound
C G
Long will they lay in the devil’s darkness
Am Dm
And they’ll be coal in the devil’s ground
Dm Am
In a northern land we call god’s country
G Dm
In a valley wide his works abound
Dm Am
And god on high surveys his bounty
G Dm
Each glorious sight each wondrous sound
C G
But down below there’s dark temptation
Am Dm
An age of tears waits to be found
C G
Ten million years in its creation
Am Dm
Now there’s coal in the devil’s ground
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
So helpless men are sent to plunder
G Dm
There desperate needs here to fulfil
Dm Am
And a northern land is wrent asunder
G Dm
But there’ll be grist for the devil’s mill
C G
For down below his congregation
Am Dm
Swells with those who ventured down
C G
When he bestowed his invitation
Am Dm
To lose their souls in the devil’s ground
[Verse 3]
Dm Am
Two hundred years and now it’s ended
G Dm
And god regains his northern crown
Dm Am
This pitted land it’s scars soon mended
G Dm
Ten million years till next time round
C G
But down below ten thousand miners
Am Dm
Of their flesh he’s claimed his pound
C G
Long will they lay in the devil’s darkness
Am Dm
And they’ll be coal in the devil’s ground
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