The Miner’s Way ~ Sally Harris (Gone Molly)

Cold tunnels, black as night
That’s The Miner’s Way
Toiling by the candlelight
Half a shilling in my pay.

Pick and hammer, wedge and wheel
That’s The Miner’s Way
Blackened lungs that never heal.
Half a shilling in my pay.

        Born to the yoke of misery
        Not enough to feed our families,
        While the rich are counting out their pounds
        We must send our children underground.

Working for the rich man’s purse
That’s The Miner’s Way
Poverty, the worker’s curse
Half a shilling in my pay.

12 long hours in the deep
That’s The Miner’s Way
Still we face a famished sleep
Half a shilling in my pay.

         Born to the yoke of misery
        Not enough to feed our families,
        While the rich are counting out their pounds
        We must send our children underground.

When the land no wealth reveals
That’s The Miner’s Way
Parting wages bankers steal
Half a shilling in my pay.

Cast out like a deadly blight
That’s The Miner’s Way
Lords and Ladies dance tonight
That’s the bloody miner’s way,
That’s the bloody miner’s way,
That’s ….. The Miner’s Way.


Gone Molly were a delightful duo (singer-songwriter Sally Harris and Rebecca Wright on cello and vocals) and are now a delightful trio with the addition of Lachlan Baldwin on vocals and multi instruments.
Sally’s songs often have that quality of making you wonder if it’s traditional :) and are also often great for singing along with!

Listen here : https://gonemolly.bandcamp.com/track/the-miners-way They have a CD and an EP so far.

Cheers, R-J