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Thread #6258   Message #36399
Posted By: Cuilionn
29-Aug-98 - 08:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Old Miner (from Maddy Prior)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD MINER^^^
Here ye are... I raided Maddy's lyric website, an' pu'd these wairds doon for ye. Cannae stand tae watch anither pairson suffer due to a Prior engagement...

All honor for th' followin' gaes tae whae'er guid folk put her website taegither. If ye need ony mair o' her information, gae luik it up at th' followin' address. (Sorry, I'm no' bricht eno' tae fashion th' link mysel'.) Maddy Prior's lyrics are at:

http://www.sectorel.pt/gaudela/prior/frames.html

THE OLD MINER

Oh who'll replace this old miner
And who will take my place below?

Oh who will wheel this heavy pit
That I did wheel for forty years
And who will hew the black black coal
Oh dear God, when I'm gone?

Oh who will ride the miner's train
That takes him to the dark old place
Who'll take my place upon that train
Oh dear God, when I'm gone?

Oh who will load this crate on top
And who will strain his bending back
And who will work sweat and ache like hell
Oh dear God, when I go?

Oh who will cry when the roof caves in
When friends are lying all around
And who will sing the miner's hymn
Oh dear God, when I go?

For forty years I've loved the mine
For forty years I've worked down there
Now who'll replace this old miner
When I've paid, God, my fare? ^^^


Gabh spors,

--Cuilionn