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5.15 A.M.
Snow layin' all around
A collier cycles home
From his night shift undergroundPast the silent pub
Primary school, workin' mens club
On the road from the pit head
The churchyard packed with minin' deadThen beneath the bridge
He comes to a giant car
A shroud of snow upon the roof
A mark ten jaguarHe thought the man was fast asleep
Silent, still and deep
Both dead and cold
A shot through with bullet holesThe one armed bandit man
Came north to fill his boots
Came up from Cockney land
E-type jags and flashy suitsPut your money in
Pull the levers, watch 'em spin
Cash cows in all the pubs

But he preferred the new nightclubsNineteen sixty-seven
Bandit men in birdcage heaven
La dolce vita, sixty-nine
All new to people of the TyneWho knows who did what?
Somebody made a call
They said, "His hands were in the pot"
That he'd been skimmin' haulsHe picks up the swag
They gaily gave away
Drives his giant jag
Off to his big pay dayOh, the bandit man
Came north to fill his boots
Came up from Cockney land
E-type jags and flashy suitsAn' the bandit man
Came up the great north road
Up to Geordie land
To mine the mother lodeSeams blew up or cracked
Black diamonds came hard won
Generations toiled and hacked
For a pittance and black lungCrushed by tub or stone
Together and alone
How the young an' old
Paid the price of coalEighteen sixty-seven
My angel's gone to Heaven
He'll be happy there
Sunlight and sweet clean air, oh ohThey gather 'round the glass
Tough hewers and cutters
Child trappers and putters
Little foals and half-marrows
Who pushed and pulled the barrows
The hod boys and the Roley way men
5.15 A.M.

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Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although best-known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band Dire Straits (1977 - 1995), Mark has also made albums as a solo performer and played in other bands (such as the Notting Hillbillies). He has also performed on work by other artists, such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Chet Atkins, and produced albums for artists such as Tina Turner, Randy Newman, and (again) Bob Dylan. In addition, he has scored the music to several films, including Local Hero, The Princess Bride, Comfort and Joy, Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Wag the Dog.

After Knopfler disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, he launched straight into a solo career with 'Golden Heart' (1996) - a mixture of his various music stylings that appeared throughout Dire Straits' career.
'Sailing to Philadelphia' (2000) was the breakthrough album for his solo career. With stars such as James Taylor and Van Morrison, 'Sailing to Philadelphia' was one of his most successful albums to date.

His next album 'The Ragpicker's Dream' (2002) saw Knopfler move to the 'story telling theme'. The single 'Why Aye Man' was used as the theme tune for the third series of 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' in 2002.

His next album 'Shangri-La' was released in 2004 with a tour proceeding in 2005. 'Shangri-La' continued the idea of storytelling with each song having a different story (e.g. Boom, Like That is referring to the story of Ray Kroc and McDonalds). A motorcycle accident in 2005 meant the tour was postponed but was continued later that year.

2006 saw the release of 'All the Roadrunning' - a collaboration album with Emmylou Harris. This contains a mixture of rock and folk-styled music, mostly written by Knopfler. A tour followed the release of the album.

'Kill To Get Crimson', another folk-rock-bluesy record was released in autumn of 2007,
with a tour in 2008.

Get Lucky album released in September 2009, with a tour planned for North America and Europe commencing in the spring of 2010.

Knopfler was named #27 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

For photos and additional information check out Mark Knopfler's official website, www.MarkKnopfler.com.

In 2011, Mark toured with Bob Dylan on Dylan's recent European leg of his "Never Ending Tour".

Mark is currently in his studio recording new album, "Privateering". It will be released on 3rd September of 2012.

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