To the city I come from, to the
place that I know
Where stands The Grand Theatre, as a
small child I'd go
From the West Park on Guy Fawkes to
the East Park in spring
To the Civic and old Wulfrun Halls
where I'd sing
And I'd wander the market and enjoy
Tettenhall Pool
I'd marvel the splendour of the old
Royal School
I love the Art Gallery and I love
Bantock Park
And the Church of St Peter's lit up
in the dark
On Bushbury Hill where the Crem
stands up high
I've looked at this town and kissed
loved ones goodbye
I've read of our
history, of old battle sites
That in Princes Square were the
first traffic lights
And below and old Dovecote that's
stood there a while
A buried capsule holds my thoughts
as a child
From the Racecourse at Dunstall to
the Molineux ground
The home of the Wanderers - the
pride of this town
Our lost Good Year Tyre plant so
known to us all
Where the iconic landmark was it's
chimney stood tall
To Steelway, for
Speedway, by railway they came
To where Dowty Boulton & Paul made
their name
And imagine the history of Moseley
Old Hall
And Boscobel House that have
survived it all
But what of those places no longer
existing?
The buildings though old not
receiving a listing
The old Wholesale Market in the
heart of the town,
The Elephant and Castle reduced to
the ground
Chubb and Guy
Motors and Josiah Parkes,
Marstons, John Thompsons, they've
all played their part
The Manders, for coatings, became
world renowed
The Banks's Beer Brewery's still
standing there now
So 'Hantone' or 'Heantun' as we once
were called
Saw cholera, Great Fires , the wool
trade and all
In Bilston- The Greyhound and
Punchbowl still stands
The old Stowheath Manor that looked
at these lands
As a young girl
I've read of the airports we had
I've walked the canals to the Basin
with Dad,
Loved Christmas at Bradshaws so full
of delight
And I've waved to our tramp on the
Ring Road at night
Our own Wightwick Manor, our Express
& Star
If you're a Wulfrunian - you know
you are
So to Lady
Wulfruna - our founder, our past
We're all Wolverhampton and our
memories will last. |
