1644, In the English civil war Covenanters march to the Stronghold of the North Cavalier Steel we will not yield Culverins fire Blood will spill tonight Siege Upon the Tyne Cannonballs rain upon these ancient walls Cathedral bells ring death is in the wind Gunpowder smoke fills the midnight sky Culverins fire Blood will spill tonight Siege Upon the Tyne Dawn breaks and the walls are breached Leven's forces storm the streets Coal of the North, under Parliament control Culverins fire. blood will spill tonight Siege Upon the Tyne