Union Songs
Westgate Widow's Song
A song by Phyl Lobl©1970 Phyl Lobl
Westgage you took my pal,
My laughing, drinking, joking pal.
You stopped his laughter when you fell.
When you came down.You welders and you tough dogmen,
I beg you will you listen then,
When with concrete and steel you spin.
I beg you to take care,
For we'll be a long time lonely now,
A long time lonely.Westgate, you took my man,
Oh how I curse your rotten span.
I'll have to manage best I can,
Since you came down.You designing and you planning men,
I beg you will you listen then,
When with concrete and steel you spin,
I beg you to take care,
For well be a long time lonely now,
A long time lonely.
Notes
Many thanks to Phyl Lobl for permission to add this song to the Union Songs collection. In her book, Songs of a Bronzewing, Phyl wrtites "In October 1970 the partly-built Westgate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed, killing over thirty people".