A Welsh Coal Mines web page
Black gold seams down deep below
Ahh! My fellow colliers don't we know
Work side-by-side friend oh foe
At end of shift we will know.
Look out for me as I do you
Then tomorrow we will be two
The roof is falling up above
Don't look now I see a dove
Down quick it came on top of you
Nothing that I could do
Up we got you to above
But my heart stayed beside that dove
Family friends I spoke of you
No braver man that was you
Down I went to clear that fall
When I thought I heard your call
Around I looked there was another fall
I swear I heard your call
Its in the blood that's what I was told
So down the pit I did toil
To bore the coal far far below
Father's brother's sons and so
Blood and sweat ran deep below
In the pit that I know
Fill out quick lets knock through
Thoughts of you and family
On my mind constantly
Day's ore nights didn't care
Thoughts of home always there
Creaking timbers all around
Falling stone I hate that sound
Dust was bad couldn't see
Then my brothers came to me
Lets fill out quick so we can see
The morning dew on a tree
Its in the blood now can you see...