A HUMAN THREAD
A song by the people of Preston commemorating those that worked at the
factory of Courtaulds.
There's a human thread
Spinning round, round this town
From the Red Scar works
Memories are unwound
There's a human thread
And with friends by your side
From all across the world
Gathered here from far and wide
The work was hard, the hours long
What didn't kill you made you strong
The factory that never went to sleep
Three shifts every day
Non- stop grind for your pay
The factory that never went to sleep
There's a human thread winding through all our lives
Time affects us all - daughters, sons, husbands, wives
There's a human thread colours all that's done or said
Bordeaux or spinning green, glory gold or PO red.
The work was hard, the hours long
What didn't kill you made you strong
The factory that never went to sleep
Three shifts every day
Non- stop grind for your pay
The factory that never went to sleep
It was the factory that never went to sleep
It was the factory that never went to sleep
There's a human thread, there's a human thread, there's a human thread …
This song was created by: Himat Dabhi, Bob Fletcher, Clare Garside, Enid Harrison,
Dan Jarvis, Pat McGahon, Chhabildas Parmar, Jordi Steppat, Marlene Sykes, June
Ward and Pauline.
The song writing was facilitated by Claire Mooney.