Guest posted the lyrics for James Gordon, "Mining for Gold, 14 Nov 01.
There are two small errors:

Light your breast holes, light your side holes,
Light your lifters along center line.
Light your back holes, c'mon let's get going
Make the corner boys on time.
(Note 'side' holes in line 1)

Last verse, 2nd line:
...hard rock-mining man.

Note by James Gordon in booklet provided for the 2-cd set, "Mining for Gold, Twenty Years of Song Writing."
"My first 'original historical song.' I owe a lot to the Cowboy Junkies for its endurance. I based it on a traditional British Columbia ballad called "Take Miners" collected by Phil Thomas in his great book "Songs of the Pacific North West." Tamerack recorded it in 1983 on our "Pleasant Gale" album, and I think it was the first time an original song appeared on our otherwise traditional recordings. When Jeff Bird left the band in 1988 he joined the Cowboy Junkies, and he brought this song with him. Margo Timmons' haunting version of it on the Junkies famous "Trinity Session" album made it a hit, and I have to say that it paid a lot of bills for me! I once heard the song performed live in Newfoundland by some traditional singers who thought I was mad when I came up and introduced myself as its author. Some years later the song became, oddly enough, the soundtrack for a NIKE running shoe TV commercial. Margo only sang the first part of the song. This version features the two of us singing the whole thing together, which was a thrill for me. Recorded live at Tamerack's 15th anniversary concert.