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19 Mar 02 - 01:29 PM (#672048) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MINER'S SONG (from John Allan Cameron From: GUEST,Marion The Miner's Song Billy's first breath was the last for his mother He was born on the shores of a town called Glace Bay And all that he had was himself and his father They lived in a house 'bout a mile down the way. His dad was a big man and worked as a miner Billy grew more to be like him each day 'Cause every boy's dream was to work with his father In the mine that ran under the bay. Chorus: "My son," he said, "Don't be a miner Cause it's hard work and too little pay You dig in that hole for the company's coal Y'wind up just digging your grave." Billy grew older but never grew wiser Fighting and drinking his young life away He reached for the top but wound up on the bottom Of the mine that ran under the bay. Chorus They say that it happened one morning in April A cave-in that's number eleven that day Billy got there as his dad reached the surface And his dying words he did say: Chorus I don't know who wrote this song. I have heard it performed by John Allan Cameron, and recorded by McGinty (Halifax pub band). |
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19 Mar 02 - 08:46 PM (#672288) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Miner's Song From: Beer A million thanks Beer |
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19 Mar 02 - 09:22 PM (#672300) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Miner's Song From: masato sakurai Denis Conn wrote this song.
'My favourite track is next, Denis Conn's "The Miner's Song," made popular by John Allan Cameron. With the opening "Billy's first breath was the last of his mother/He was born on the shores of a town called Glace Bay," Gunning dedicates the song to the men who died in the Westray mine disaster. This is a beautiful song; the emotion in Gunning's voice and Cormier's fiddle accompaniment really suit the melancholy, serious message of the song. I've been to Glace Bay, and I've been in the mine. This song captures the sadness that hangs over it.'(From Dave Gunning, Caught Between Shadows) ~Masato
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20 Mar 02 - 06:37 PM (#672931) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Miner's Song From: BanjoRay Where's Glace Bay? Ray |
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20 Mar 02 - 08:19 PM (#673004) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Miner's Song From: masato sakurai I think it's a Cape Breton town.
Glace Bay Centennial Celebrations 2001 ~Masato
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21 Mar 02 - 07:11 AM (#673252) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Miner's Song From: BanjoRay Thanks Masato Ray |