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Life Of A Miner     Credits: Kerstin Blodig; arranged by Kerstin Blodig, Cristina Crawley & Thomas Loefke     Appears On: Norland Wind     Language: English

Lyrics:

You men of wealth and luxury in country, town or shire
You seldom give a thought to us while you're sittin' by your fire
Or think upon the dangers that do threaten each poor soul
As fearlessly they go to work to hue and dig the coal

And it's down among the coal, me lads, and it's down among the coal
All alone in the dark, I tell you, it's no lark
It's down among the coal, me lads, and it's down among the coal
And it's hard, hard work, and it's hard, hard work
The life of a, the life of a miner
The life of a miner underground

Down shafts ill-ventilated, the miner, he must go
And crawl upon his hands and knees where'er the roof is low
The huer, putter, driver and the trapper in his hole
They're all exposed to danger while they're down among the coal

Chorus:
And it's down among the coal, me lads, it's down among the coal
All alone in the dark, I tell you, it's no lark
It's down among the coal, me lads, down among the coal
And it's hard, hard work, the life of a miner underground

Down in the dark and dreary mine begrimed with dust and sweat
While thinking of sweethearts and wives and some dear household pet
"The pit's on fire," that dreadful word sends terror to each soul
Overcome by gas, the miner meets his death among the coal

(Chorus)

So just bestow a thought to us that labor down below
That work so hard by day and night to make your fireside glow
There is no harder-working man if you search from pole to pole
Than the honest-hearted miner who will hue and dig
And work the life of a miner underground

I tell you, it's hard, hard work
The life of a miner underground
(3x)

From __
__ later time is found
I tell you, our children go neglected
While we're working underground
(2x)

While we're working

Down among the coal, me lads, it's down among the coal
All alone in the dark, I tell you, it's no lark
It's down among the coal, me lads, down among the coal
And it's hard, hard work, the life of a miner
And it's hard, hard work, the life of a miner underground