IVOR THE DRIVER
by Dave Goulder

One night at the church, I was stealing the coal
  Over the ground and under the ground
AND what did I see? well, I'll tell you it whole
  Over and under the ground.

A sleepy old miner was walking alone
  Over the ground, and under the ground
AND he nipped through the graveyard to find his way home
  Over and under the ground.

He was thinking of only the time he could save
  Over the ground and under the ground
When he tumbled into an unoccupied grave
  Over and under the ground.

He picked himself up and he scrambled about
  Over the ground and under the ground
But try as he might he just couldn't get out
  Over and under the ground.

Not being the kind who would whimper and weep
  Over the ground and under the ground
He laid down in a corner and went off to sleep
  Over and under the ground.

The miner was sleeping not caring at all
  Over the ground and under the ground
When Ivor the driver nipped over the wall
  Over and under the ground.

The night it was dark and Ivor was full
  Over the ground and under the ground
When he tripped and he fell in that very same hole
  Over and under the ground. He ranted and raved and he cursed and he swore
  Over the ground and under the ground
And he wakened the miner asleep on the floor
  Over and under the ground.

Now, Ivor was sure there was no one about
  Over the ground and under the ground
When a voice from the dark says "YOU'LL NEVER GET OUT"
  Over and under the ground.

The grave it was dark and exceedingly deep
  Over the ground and under the ground
But Ivor the driver was out in one leap
  Over and under the ground.

The sleepy old miner he scratched and he spat
  Over the ground and under the ground
and he says to himself, "Now, how'd he do that?"
  Over and under the ground.

The miner remembers his night with the dead
  Over the ground and under the ground
But, Ivor the driver is strapped in his bed
  Over and under the ground.

(Last verse by Gordon Bok)