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Mind the Gap

by SteveWarnerFolk

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The song tells the story of Oswald Laurence, the voice of 'mind the gap' on the London Underground.

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Mind the Gap


‘Mind the gap,
stand clear of the doors please’,
This a Northern line romance 50 years,
Mind the gap, train about to depart dears.
The parting words of Oswald oh so clear!

Embankment lonely bench,
waiting patiently fist is clenched,
Oswald’s ghostly tone,
then Margaret shuffles home,
Pilgrimage everyday,
to hear those words he says,
Communion, bread and wine,
to bridge the great divide.

‘Mind the gap,
stand clear of the doors please’,
This a Northern line romance 50 years,
Mind the gap, train about to depart dears.
The parting words of Oswald oh so clear!

Then came the day the voice was gone, replaced by a robot one,
Margaret pleaded, tears in eyes,
for the tape she did cry,
Been a change of policy,
gone forever can’t you see,
Here’s the tape, take it home,
destined to listen alone.

‘Mind the gap,
stand clear of the doors please’,
This a Northern line romance 50 years,
Mind the gap, train about to depart dears.
The parting words of Oswald oh so clear!

No company so unkind, so cruel,
After minutes, meetings and zoom calls,
Decided from the very top,
Oswald’s voice would never, never stop.

‘Mind the gap,
stand clear of the doors please’,
This a Northern line romance 50 years,
Mind the gap, train about to depart dears,
The parting words of Oswald oh so clear!


SteveWarnerFolk June 2023

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released September 14, 2023
SteveWarnerFolk

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Stevewarnerfolk England, UK

Steve Warner is a singer songwriter and folk musician based in the leafy Hertfordshire village of Kimpton. Writing, arranging and performing his own songs locally in folkclubs, open mics, pubs, winebars, coffee shops and street music.

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