Blackleg Miner

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It's in the evening after dark When the blackleg miner creeps to work With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt There goes the blackleg miner [Verse 2] Well he grabs his duds and down he goes To hew the coal that lies below There's not a woman in this town row Will look at the blackleg miner [Verse 3] Oh Delaval is a terrible place They rub wet clay in the blackleg's face And around the heaps they run a foot race To catch the blackleg miner [Verse 4] And divvnt gan near the Seghill mine Across the way they stretch a line To catch the throat and break the spine Of the dirty blackleg miner [Verse 5] They grab his duds and his picks as well They hoy him down to the pit of hell Down you go and fare ye well You dirty blackleg miner [Verse 1] It's in the evening after dark When the blackleg miner creeps to work With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt There goes the blackleg miner [Verse 6] So join the union while you may Don't wait till your dying day For that may not be far away You dirty blackleg miner