Alex Milson - The Miramichi Bridge



The Miramichi Bridge  Lyrics from this recording:come all you Miramichi folk ill sing you a song,about the new bridge we have looked for so longthey built a new post office likewise a townhall,but when it came to a bridge there was no money at all.now old sam reynolds he sure done his best,he measured locations from the south to the west,,but they said it was foolish to put a bridge therebut we hope theyll reconsider and answer our prayers.they liberals they promised theyd put a bridge there,the conservatives also promised their share,but all they wanted was a citizen's vote,and the people are still crossing the river by boat.<BR><BR>the old francis ollick[?] is finished and gone,<BR>and as for the loyalist she cant last too long,<BR>she can't break the ice in the spring and the fall,<BR>and there's months of the year that she cant cross at all.<BR><BR>its a long way to milllbank by bus or by care,<BR>with a bridge at chatham it wouldn't be far,<BR>so why not give it all some more thought,<BR>before the old loyalist commences to rot.<BR><BR>come all you good tradesmen merchants and all,<BR>why not get together in your new townhall,<BR>if you talk things over you come to the conclusion,<BR>it is action that's needed to end this delusion.<BR><BR>now my story is ending i cannot say more,<BR>but hope our new bridge will be here by '64,<BR>and named in memory of one who's with us no more,<BR>but Dan's name still lingers on this miramichi shore.<BR><BR><BR> Before the song Ken Homer notes that Mr. Milson composed this song. Alex Milson jokes that he has written a lot of disaster songs and that if this bridge does not get built this song may be a disaster song, too.<BR><BR>This song is sung with guitar accompaniment. This is a satirical song about how long it has taken to get a new bridge built. Milson mentions Sam Reynolds and how the Liberals and Conservatives both promised to put a bridge in. He also mentions that boats like The Loyalist  are having a hard time crossing the river lately. In its concern with a contemporary local event the song is similar to The Escuminac Disaster,  1961 Boating Regatta ,  The Old Folk Festival ,  The Middle Island Causeway ,  The Miramichi Bridge , and  The Morissey Bridge  which appear elsewhere in the Manny collection as (17-04), (026-02), (14-02), (057-06), (105-02), and (074-05) respectively.<BR><BR>After the song Homer jokes that they should get together some people to sing that for the provincial and national assembly.<BR>

Milson, Alex 1962 <BR> <BR> 105-02