In the northem towns The boys have all gone away Trying to find work down south And mister i walk in the valley of the shadow Won't someone have mercy on my soul On my soul, soul, soul Hallowed ground how sad is the sound In a valley that once sang out sang proud Hallowed ground where the ships run aground To die in the harbour in a rust ridden town, town, town, town Now i've seen the future And i've seen the past And i've seen the lights go down On this world fading fast And mister i walk in the valley of the shadow Won't someone have mercy on my soul On my soul, soul, soul Hallowed ground how sad is the sound In a valley that once sang out sang proud Hallowed ground where the ships run aground To die in the harbour in a rust ridden town, town, town, town And mister i walk in the valley of the shadow Won't someone have mercy on my soul On my soul, soul, soul Hallowed ground how sad is the sound In a valley that once sang out sang proud Hallowed ground where the ships run aground To die in the harbour in a rust ridden town, town, town, town Now i've got a wife and a young child Back home in my house Oh i've got someone I've got to take care of somehow