See this thread too: Lyr Req: Daddy don't work in the mines today.

See also DON'T GO DOWN IN THE MINE, DAD (ROBERT DONELLY/WILL GEDDES) (1910)

and THE DREAM OF THE MINER'S CHILD (copyrighted to Andrew Jenkins, "arranged by Irene Spain").

The Max Hunter collection has three field recordings:

The Dream of the Miners Child

Miner's Child

The Miner's Child.

Discography is HERE (Folk Music Index).