Written by Séamus Egan
Intro
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Verse
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A miner's life is like a sailor
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Aboard a ship to cross the waves
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Every day his life's in danger
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Many ventures being brave
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Watch the rocks, they're falling daily
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Careless miners always fail
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Keep your hand upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
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Union miners, stand together
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Do not heed the Coal Board's tale
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Keep your hand upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
Verse
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You've been docked and docked again, boys
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You've been loading three for one
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Oh, what's the use in all your working
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When your mining days are done?
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Worn out shoes and worn out miners
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Blackened lungs and faces pale
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Oh, keep your hand upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
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Union miners, stand together
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Do not heed the Coal Board's tale
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Keep your hand upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
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Verse
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In conclusion, bear in memory
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Keep this password in your mind
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Worker's strength cannot be broken
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When unions be combined
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Stand up tall and stand together
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Victory for you prevail
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Oh, keep your hands upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
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Union miners, stand together
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Do not heed the Coal Board's tale
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Keep your hand upon your wages
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And your eye upon the scale
Bb Am
Union miners, stand together
F C
Do not heed the Coal Board's tale
F Dm7
Keep your hand upon your wages
F C F C
And your eye upon the scale
Outro
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