Thanks, Gervase. One more error deleted! BTW, I don't think the song has a specially Scottish feel to it. This must have occurred in any coalfield. I suppose I have a soft spot for the song because it reminds me of my father, whom my mother lost after a 17-year, exceptionally close marriage when I was 14. And he wasn't even a miner! (A builder, in fact.) Does that say something about the song's power, or is that wishful thinking? - Susanne