A folksong/shanty about the shipyards and their closure, in Sunderland. “Maggie” refers to the singer’s mother, the prime minister, and a historic ship.

Here’s a clip of the song as performed by the computer. You can hear a full recording of the unaccompanied version towards the bottom of the page under “Preview”.

There is an arrangement of Maggie’s Rant for SATB choir.

The original song was for unison choir with piano.

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